Nicolas Cage unlocks Civil War 'Secrets' in 'Treasure'
Never mind the play, Mrs. Lincoln. How would you feel about a movie sequel?
The assassination of Abraham Lincoln and a legendary fortune in Confederate gold that could have changed the outcome of the Civil War are at the center of the upcoming National Treasure: Book of Secrets.
The film, now shooting scenes in Paris, follows the hit 2004 adventure starring Nicolas Cage as historian Benjamin Franklin Gates. In the first movie, Gates followed hidden messages in the Declaration of Independence to a treasure concealed by the Founding Fathers.
Real history is once again Cage's sidekick in unraveling a fictional legend, with missing pages from assassin John Wilkes Booth's journal and the connection between Mount Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower serving as key plot points in the sequel.
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The assassination of Abraham Lincoln and a legendary fortune in Confederate gold that could have changed the outcome of the Civil War are at the center of the upcoming National Treasure: Book of Secrets.
The film, now shooting scenes in Paris, follows the hit 2004 adventure starring Nicolas Cage as historian Benjamin Franklin Gates. In the first movie, Gates followed hidden messages in the Declaration of Independence to a treasure concealed by the Founding Fathers.
Real history is once again Cage's sidekick in unraveling a fictional legend, with missing pages from assassin John Wilkes Booth's journal and the connection between Mount Rushmore, the Statue of Liberty and the Eiffel Tower serving as key plot points in the sequel.