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Nicolas Cage’s famous franchiseNational Treasurewould be seeing him once again as the actor is reportedly returning to the franchise after 15 years. The franchise was first launched by Disney in 2004 and the sequel came out in 2007. Benjamin Gates travels around the world searching for hidden treasures and discovering new mysteries.
The critics may have not liked the film series as much but, the audience surely did. It was highly well-received by fans of Cage. While Disney had been trying to figure out what to do with the franchise for a while now, Nic Cage’s rising fame once again due to his work inPighas brought the possibility of a third installment of the movie once again.
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Nicolas Cage Could Be Returning To The National Treasure Franchise
National Treasure: Edge of Historywill be available on Disney’s streaming service in December 2022, giving the studio a fresh opportunity to leverage the IP after the introduction of Disney+. Despite being a soft relaunch of the film series, Justin Bartha returns to the series as Riley Poole. There has since been anticipation thatNicolas Cagewould reprise his role as Benjamin Gates in a futureNational Treasureadventure.
A report suggests that Nicolas Cage’s return toNational Treasuremay be imminent. According to the source, Cage is in“different stages of conversations”regarding aNational Treasuresequel. Whether the new endeavor will beNational Treasure 3or a potential comeback as part ofNational Treasure: Edge of Historyis uncertain. The only thing that is currently known is that Nicolas Cage is in discussions with Disney about taking the lead in a new sequel.
The long wait between sequels has confused many, resulting in just about everyone involved with the franchise sharing their reasons behind the delays. Nicolas Cage has previously attributedNational Treasure 3not happening due to underwhelming box office hauls for other movies that featured him as a lead. Now that the actor is on the rise again thanks to movies likePigorThe Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, that could be why Disney is now trying to get him back as Benjamin Gates.
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The Fans React To Nicolas Cage’s Returning To The Franchise
While this news is still yet to be confirmed, fans have been ecstatic about the return and cannot wait to see the actor take up his role once again.
National Treasure 3 should be about Nicolas Cage finding a secret Taylor Swift album
— Oink Sampler (@wijodo)June 25, 2025
He also had his face transplanted onto John Travolta. Anything is possible.
— Sam (@SammyRob18)August 20, 2025
Finally a reason to go back to the theater
— mark (@MarkMaglio5)June 11, 2025
Fans have either supported this idea or been completely against it, stating thatFace/Offdoes not require a sequel and that Nicolas Cage, although his role inPigwas highly applauded, the question of where the story would go afterward was raised.
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Source:The Hollywood Reporter
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