These hoping for one more Nationwide Treasure film gained’t wish to hear what collection star Nicolas Cage has to say in regards to the risk.
“No, there is no such thing as a Nationwide Treasure 3,” the actor, who performed Benjamin Franklin Gates within the movies, bluntly said in an interview with Display screen Rant.
He expanded, sounding a bit of annoyed by the rumors. “Right here we go! See, you’re the one which brings this stuff up they usually exit they usually eclipse every thing else,” Cage mentioned. “No, there is no such thing as a Nationwide Treasure 3. If you wish to discover treasure, don’t take a look at Disney, OK? It’s not there.”
The primary two installments within the collection starring Cage, 60, have been field workplace successes, even when critics had combined critiques. The primary movie grossed $347.5 million worldwide throughout its 2004 run. Its 2007 sequel, Nationwide Treasure: Guide of Secrets and techniques, took in $459 million.
The films additionally spawned a Disney+ collection, Nationwide Treasure: The Fringe of Historical past, which ran for one 10-episode season. The collection exists in the identical universe because the movies however was canceled earlier than Cage might make a cameo. Followers, nonetheless, have been rewarded with appearances from Justin Bartha and Harvey Keitel, who reprised their roles as Riley Poole and Agent Peter Sadusky, respectively.
Whereas it’s been greater than 15 years since a Nationwide Treasure movie was launched in theaters, rumors of a 3rd installment have endured. Experiences even surfaced in 2020 that the film was in growth with producer Jerry Bruckheimer on board. A fourth film was mentioned to be within the works, as properly.
Bruckheimer mentioned in 2022 that he want to make one other Nationwide Treasure film.
“We mentioned we’d wish to make one other Nationwide Treasure they usually mentioned, ‘Certain, let’s give you a brand new forged,’” Bruckheimer instructed E! Information. “On the similar time, we have been creating Nationwide Treasure for the theaters with Nicolas Cage — which we nonetheless are. So, that’s ongoing.”
Bruckheimer added that he and Cage have been serving to on the script for the film, which was rumored to focus on a seek for the misplaced metropolis of Atlantis.
As for Cage, he’s been busy with different initiatives, even when these Nationwide Treasure rumors refuse to die down. His upcoming motion horror movie Arcadian is ready to launch on April 12. Cage stars in and is credited as a producer for the film. He’s additionally featured in upcoming movies Longlegs, The Surfer and Lords of Struggle.