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As buzz continues to turn astir a imaginable 3rd National Treasure movie, Justin Bartha, who reprises his relation successful spinoff bid Edge of History, gave an update connected however adjacent things are.
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When it comes to anticipation for a 3rd National Treasure movie, Justin Bartha is blessed to proceed fanning the flames.
The actor, who stars arsenic Riley Poole successful the beloved Disney escapade films, recently reprised his relation successful the spinoff bid National Treasure: Edge of History, giving an update to what the hacker and his treasure hunting BFF Ben Gates (Nicolas Cage) person been up to since viewers past caught up with them successful 2007's National Treasure: Book of Secrets.
And arsenic Justin precocious noted, Riley referencing the film's titular Book of Secrets was an Easter ovum helium came up with.
"The Page 47 notation was thing that I threw successful determination erstwhile we were filming," Justin told Variety Dec. 28. "I conscionable had to."
And it's a notation that happens to hint astatine a 3rd movie arsenic successful the scene, Riley teases that "Ben and I person been moving connected this ace important happening for the past three, four, 15 years."
For The Hangover actor, it was a motion to the continued optimism that the franchise volition 1 time continue.
"There is inactive anticipation for different movie," Justin said. "Nic is evidently doing great, 1 of the top ever. [Producer] Jerry [Bruckheimer] conscionable had a large deed with Top Gun: Maverick, and helium is doing great. The changeless drum bushed from the fans for a 3rd movie conscionable makes it a no-brainer for me."
As for what the contents of leafage 47 reveal—which viewers stay successful the acheronian astir much than a decennary later—Justin is 1 of the precise fewer who person been privy to the intel.
"Oh, I cognize it each but I can't archer you," helium teased. "You volition person to constitute your section Disney representative and get the movie made to find out."
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But arsenic Justin notes, the anticipation for a third National Treasure film isn't a tube dream, either.
"There is simply a script. That's each I'll say," Justin explained. "There person been a fewer antithetic scripts, actually, but the 1 happening that has to hap is for each the stars to align."
A large portion of that alignment, helium said, is manager Jon Turteltaub, who helmed the 2004 movie and its travel up.
"He is precise astute and funny, and has a buoyancy to him that mirrors the code of the movies," Justin continued. "I deliberation helium has to consciousness truly comfy and consciousness similar helium tin spot the movie earlier it happens—and it is getting person to that."
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In a caller speech with E! News, Jerry himself hinted that he's motivated to get those stars aligned. On the taxable of a 3rd National Treasure movie starring Nicolas Cage, the mega-producer said the process is "ongoing."
In the meantime, caller episodes of National Treasure: Edge of History drop Wednesdays on Disney+.
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