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The Declaration of Independence is shaking in its case. National Treasure and National Treasure 2: Book of Secrets director Jon Turteltaub confirmed at a live taping of the National Treasure Hunt podcast in Philadelphia on August 21 that Benjamin Franklin Gates is officially coming out of retirement. “I have not said anything before this, but you deserve to have the scoop,” Turteltaub shared, per the Philadelphia Inquirer. “It’s finally real. Now, it’s Hollywood real, meaning things could happen. Nic gets hit by a bus, there’s no National Treasure 3. If I get hit by a bus, there’s probably a National Treasure 3. Welcome to Hollywood.” Turteltaub explained that the crowd was the first to hear the news and that they had a script he and Disney both liked enough to turn into a full movie. He hopes to bring back as much of the original cast as he can. Vulture reached out to Nicolas Cage’s team for comment.
As for what shenanigans Gates and co. will get up to for a third movie, Turteltaub is keeping that under wraps, but he does hope the new movie can be unifying in a tension-filled political climate. “We have to be very careful, but I don’t feel we are allowed to ignore it,” he explained. “I think we have to include that idea in the story somehow without making someone feel put off.”
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