‘National Treasure 3’ has been rumored for quite some time. Originally it was slated to arrive along with the show on Disney+. Recently there were rumors and comments by Nicolas Cage himself that the movie might not happen. Now director Jerry Bruckheimer has told Comicbook.com that the script has indeed been written and is heading soon to Nicolas Cage for approval saying:
“Let’s hope we’re working on the script right now. Hopefully [Cage] likes it, but it’s really good. So I think we’ll get it to him shortly.”
Nic Cage played the lead character Benjamin Franklin Gates in the two National Treasure films. Many have voiced concerns that the franchise wouldn’t be the same without him.
That became evident when the trailer for the new Disney+ show ‘National Treasure: Edge of History” dropped. People were very vocal about the lack of Benjamin Gates.
As of April, Cage was saying that he didn’t think the movie was moving forward, telling people during an Ask Me Anything session” “No, the priority was to turn it into a TV show so I would say probably not.”
I have to wonder if the response to the Disney+ show had something to do with the film suddenly moving forward? Many fans voiced their displeasure in a ‘National Treasure’ product without Cage.
Here are just a few of those comments:
Fernando Marcos Maciel – “Oh come on, you can’t make a National Treasure series without the National Treasure itself”
KatDaddy – “Nic cage is the only reason I’d watch the show. He is the national treasure”
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Kaelah Harmon – “Nooo I was so excited till I saw Nicolas Cage wasn’t gonna be in it :(((“
Leroy Brown -“It’s like fast and furious without Vin diesel, it’s like Rambo without Sylvester Stallone, it’s like terminator without Arnold, it’s like harry potter without Daniel Radcliffe, it’s like dirty harry without Clint Eastwood and lots more.”
Marudha Nayagam -“Congratulations to the team for ruining one of the greatest franchise.“
Joshua Wilson -“Tell me there’s Nicolas Cage! No Cage, we rage. #NoCageWeRage“
There has only been 2.4k upvotes on this trailer and the downvotes are hidden, but those with the plug-in to see downvotes say there are tens of thousands. I do not have that so I can not confirm.
Even the franchise creators Cormac and Marianne Wibberley are publicly saying they want to add Cage to the Disney+ show. Honestly, I’m sure they weren’t the reason as to why he wasn’t on the show given the way Disney has been lately. The response has not been great without him.
Disney clearly has an issue here and I hope they see that the film needs to happen with Nicolas Cage. Even if it’s just to pass the torch onto someone else. People won’t just accept it because they want content.
Hopefully the script is as good as Bruckheimer thinks and they will move forward on it.
What do you think? Comment and let us know!
Source: Comicbook.com, YouTube