The kid from national treasure is grown up and still totally. I received an email once under the name of beale with the following information. He takes up the role of cabin boy and goes in search of pirate gold. Benjamin franklin gates is an american treasure hunter and cryptologist, famous for finding the. See the complete treasure hunters series book list in order, box sets or omnibus editions, and companion titles. National treasure is a series of historical theatrical adventure action mystery films produced by jerry bruckheimer and starring nicolas cage as benjamin gates, a treasure hunter. Hunter gomez, child star, national treasure, middle men. The top 10 treasure hunts in fiction books the guardian. Hunter gomez full list of movies and tv shows in theaters, in production and upcoming films. I thought that national treasure was an excellent movie. On books and literature, a gamefaqs message board topic titled books similar to national treasure movies or maybe 39 clues, but for adults. The indiana jones style tale, national treasure, is clever and insouciant in a dumb, heavyhanded way. National treasure collection the movie database tmdb.
The collection of theatrical actionadventure mystery films starring nicolas cage as benjamin gates, a treasure hunter who, with the help of his father, patrick henry gates jon voight, his girlfriend, abigail chase diane kruger and his loyal sidekick, riley poole justin bartha, uncovers hidden troves and secrets from americas past. Books you dont want to finish, books that have plot holes big enough to drive a train through, cringey young adult books about an 18 year old marry suechosen one, books where the main character pisses you off and youre cheering for the bad guys by the end. The book of secrets in question is a hushhush read thats passed down from president to president, for their. One trainer stood by the horse as the actor mounted it, and another trainer on horseback waited at the actors end mark. Benjamin has learned that the map is hidden on the back of the declaration of independence and has to deal with those who would take possession of the precious document. Ben was born on january 7, 1964, to patrick henry gates and his wife, emily.
The books follow the exploits of a family that traverses the world finding treasures and foiling the machinations of pirates, ninjas and the like. National treasure tv show cancelled or season 2 renewed. Shop hunter gomez, child star, national treasure, middle men, in person autograph and more music, movie, and tv memorabilia at amazons entertainment collectibles store. His parents ernesto gomez and linda gomez were arizona parents of the year in 2006 and in 2007. Book of secrets is nevertheless a colourful and witty adventure, another race against overwhelming odds for the answer to a historical riddle. Hunter gomez, who played young ben gates in national treasure, is all grown up. Whenever national treasure airs on television, hunter gomezs phone. This is the truth, not the ivory tower speculations of those who write but have no actual experience.
Ben then pulls out a book of his own, showing riley the preservation room of the national archives. National treasure chinese tv series, chinese tv series. This childrens novel was written with chris grabenstein and mark shulman and was illustrated by juliana neufeld. Christopher plummer and hunter gomez in national treasure 2004 hunter gomez hunter on set. In national treasure 2004, nicolas cage stars as benjamin franklin gates, an archaeologist from the seventh generation of a family of treasure seekers who have all shared the same quest.
Book of secrets in order to clear the name of his ancestor, ben gate must solve a series of puzzles to find a hidden city of gold in america. Benjamin franklin gates is an american treasure hunter and cryptologist, famous for finding the templar treasure. National treasure offers a unique perspective on celebrity crime through the eyes of its perpetrator and gripping performances from a strong. Danger down the nile, secret of the forbidden city, and several more. Ill probably still pick the first one up and try it out, but i was wondering if there was anything else out there that is similar.
The book marked the start of the authors treasure hunters series that follows the adventures of the kidd children. Books similar to national treasure movies or maybe 39. Midnight ride national treasure a gates family mystery 9781423108153. N ational treasure, a tale about indiana jonesstyle adventurer nicolas cage pursuing an ancient treasure handed down from the days of the knights templar, came out. The most obvious american analog to national treasure, a new fourpart miniseries debuting wednesday on hulu, is bill cosby, although the trial of the canadian journalist jian ghomeshi also comes. The series tells a tale about four siblings who decide to follow in the footsteps of their treasure. Book of secrets december, 2007 benjamin franklin gates and dr. For nine years, gomez recorded voices for the television series. If theyre fans of the original national treasure film, they probably will.
A modern day treasure hunter sets out to follow a series of cryptic clues to a lost city of gold, all to clear his greatgrandfathers name after that man is posthumously indicted in the assassination of president lincoln. Whoever can steal the declaration and decode it first will find th. National treasure british tv series, british television drama. On this page weve provided a list of the books in this series. Although this rousing adventure film takes place in the present and sports any number of uptotheminute gadgets and gimmicks, its firmly rooted in the highadventure style of an earlier era.
Book of secrets 2007 jon turtletaub, jon turteltaub on allmovie in this adventurefilled sequel to the 2004. How beale got into code one was to leave off i have deposited from code two. National treasure found itself atop the charts in its first weekend and its first 19 days of play actually. Treasure hunters is a series of actionadventure novels written by james patterson. That the holders of this information involved john wilkes booth and a. Book of secrets, millions of moviegoers might have left theaters around the world believing that the library of congress, the worlds largest library, was home to a book that holds all of the u. In one of his first press conferences at the capitol with rick schroder, gomez spoke in hopes of getting a bill passed to offer incentives to film makers.
And with the revolutionary war brewing, hes more concerned for the future and not treasure. Ben gates nicholas cage comes from a long line of treasure hunters who have been been chasing a legendary treasure for generations. Playing the younger version of famous actors became a career staple for gomez. Nicolas cage and his rapidly receding hairline return in the form of the worlds oldest, most enthusiastic eagle scout in the enjoyably preposterous adventure sequel national treasure. However, i did leave the theatre wishing i had paid more attention in history class. Student actor reflects on national treasure role, current projects. The cancellation reaper is stalking all the latest cancellation and renewal updates, so keep this page to hand to track national treasure season 2 status and release date news national treasure canceled or. Ben gates is a historian and adventurer, the greatgreatgrandson of thomas gates, a hero who sacrificed his life to prevent john wilkes booth from. Books similar to the premise of the movie national treasure.
Benjamin franklin gates national treasure wiki fandom. Treasure hunters is a middlegrade adventure series by james patterson, the bestselling author of i funny and worst years of my life that is packed with humor and action. The kid who played young nicolas cage in national treasure is a. In 2015, gomez completed when the starlight ends starring sam heughan. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Abigail chase reteam with riley poole and, now armed with a stack of longlost pages from john wilkes booths diary, ben must follow a clue left there to prove his ancestors innocence in the assassination of abraham lincoln. Well that was years ago and hunter gomez the actor who played young. National treasures the complete singles, manic street preachers album. The cancellation reaper is stalking all the latest cancellation and renewal updates, so keep this page to hand to track national treasure season 2 status and release date news. National treasurenational treasure 2 book of secrets. With robbie coltrane, julie walters, andrea riseborough, babou ceesay. Gomez recent films include last ounce of courage, where he played the lead role as the grandson of a man grieving over his sons death. National treasure quotes, movie quotes movie quotes. Riley poole portrayed by justin bartha riley poole is the best friend of.
Follow by assumptions and opinions, the name and honor of you family was lost by a single type of information. National treasure film series, disney film series national treasure, first film of the series. National treasure is back, and this time it has, um, a subtitle. Soon however, his duties as postrider began to immesh him in a daring hunt for a treasure, one that could help a nation fight for its indpendence. Terms of activation by activating, you agree that you want to enable cloud technology to access your xfinity stream subscription on additional supported devices like computers and tablets, as well as the tv connected to your settop dvr via comcasts network. Shooting of the film in london in the book, ben finds a picture of the missing plank from the desk and an entry by president coolidge, who found the plank in 1924, had it destroyed, and commissioned gutzon borglum to carve mount rushmore to erase the maps landmarks in order to protect the treasure. Historical adventure is a fun romp for tweens and up. Books the top 10 treasure hunts in fiction from edgar allan poe to enid blyton and gillian flynn, heres where to find the best treasure troves in literature. Book of secrets is a pretty typical blockbuster sequel, focused intently on appeasing what it thinks the audience wants, and missing out on what it takes to make a truly good movie. Thomas looks down and sees that carrolls handkerchief is stained with blood. However, the famous comedians world is thrown into chaos when he. Ben is determined to solve the mystery with the help of his sidekick riley justin batha and an unlikely ally played by diane kruger, who is the guardian of the declaration of independence. Im looking for some books novels similar to the national treasure movies.
National treasure by jon turteltaub jon turteltaub. Here is a movie about a fabled ancient treasure from the middle east, protected through the ages by the knights templar and the masons, and hidden for centuries until a modern investigator follows a series of baffling clues that lead him first to a priceless work in a national gallery, and then to a hiding place beneath an ancient church. Book of secrets, a film that plays like the da vinci code as reimagined by wellmeaning but clueless highschool history teachers. National treasure is a series of historical theatrical adventure action mystery films produced by jerry bruckheimer and starring nicolas cage as benjamin gates, a treasure hunter who, with the help of his father, patrick henry gates, his girlfriend, abigail chase diane kruger and his loyal sidekick, riley poole justin bartha, uncovers hidden troves and secrets from u. Cage plays benjamin franklin gates, a historian and amateur cryptologist searching for a lost treasure of precious metals, jewelry, artwork and other artifacts that was accumulated into a huge stockpile and eventually hidden by american freemasons during the american revolutionary war. A national treasure is a shared cultural asset, or a rare cultural object valued by a nation. The books follow the adventures of the kidd family. A mystery series based off of the national treasure movies starring nicholas cage.
Gomez recently played hugh harman in walt before mickey produced by arthur l. This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title national treasure. Many who read this series of books might also be interested in treasure island by robert louis stevenson which tells the tale of young boy who finds a treasure map in a dead mans chest. On september 16, 20, james patterson released treasure hunters. Apr 26, 2009 are there any books like national treasure. Book of secrets nicolas cage jon voight harvey keitel 2007 a page from the diary of john wilkes booth implicates ben gates nicolas cage greatgreat grandfather as a major conspirator in the assassination of. Find all the books, read about the author, and more.
Plot benjamin franklin gates is the last descendant of a family that for six generations has been committed to finding the treasure of the templars, the spoils of war of the united states founding fathers. Ive heard the 39 clues series is pretty similar or kind or similar, but its meant for a younger audience. I took my year old daughter and 10 year old son, and they both thought that it was great. Nicolas cage plays a modern day treasure hunter whos so determined to clear his ancestors and thus his own name of wrongdoing in the past, that he breaks various laws to follow a series of. Hunter gomez biographical information gender male eye color. Rushmore was carved only in order to erase landmarks pointing to a fabled city of gold built inside the mountain. National treasure, too, reminds of how much can be done in a limitedepisode format, tackling an impossibly tricky subject within a tight frame. A coded map on the back of the declaration of independence points to the location of the national treasure, but gates is not alone in his quest. Paul finchley robbie coltrane is a bona fide national treasure, one half of a popular, longrunning comedy double act. Stuntmen instructed the actor on how to jump onto the horse and ride off. Book of secrets ann llyod have you ever gotten accused of doing something that you didnt do. Thompson, cages benjamin gates is so insanely patriotic that when his ancestor is smeared as a conspirator in the lincoln assassination, he sets out to.
Book of secrets sends its archaeologist hero on a globetrotting quest that might have been devised after a long night of wikipedia surfing. One of the top five books every job seeker should read, says. Dec 21, 2007 the hyperactive sequel national treasure. From being in national treasure to being a national treasure. Mar 25, 2015 l ike a good whodunnit, a treasure hunt story can be the ultimate pageturner and in a way, all detective novels are treasure hunts too, since the sleuth must solve a series of clues to discover. Ben is portrayed by hunter gomez in the beginning of the first film. Books similar to national treasure movies or maybe 39 clues. Its a childs book, youre going to have treasure plots but i thought it was a fun book. That it leaves you wanting more is only one of its. Disney book group, hapka, cathy, disney storybook art team. Book of secrets has without a doubt the most absurd and fevered plot since, oh, say, national treasure 2004. Well go so far as to say that national treasure could just as easily have been made 50 years ago. Less engrossing than its 2004 predecessor national treasure, jon turteltaub s busy sequel national treasure 2.
National treasurenational treasure 2 book of secrets dvd. That gross established national treasure as one of the ten top earning films of 2004 and disneys second highestgrossing live action film of alltime behind bruckheimer. The titles link to pages for each of the novels where you can find a description of the story, when it was released, an image of the book cover and a link to get. Gomez got his start playing the younger version of nicolas cages character benjamin franklin gates in the 2004 disney film national treasure. Ask anything you want to know, or answer other people.
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