Ahead of the release of the meta-comedy “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent,” actor Nicolas Cage has been doing press rounds and recently indicated we shouldn’t expect a third film in the “National Treasure” franchise.
In a lengthy interview with THR going over his past career, he was asked about the “Face/Off” follow-up in the works and whether he’d be involved. Answering that question, he also touches upon his treasure-hunting franchise which last had a entry back in 2007:
“I have not heard hide nor hair about it [Face/Off 2]. So often these things we read about are just conjecture without any base or foundation to it. I feel the same about National Treasure 3. It’s been 14 years. There’s no there, there.
So, is it fun to think about? Sure. Would [Face/Off 2] be an exciting movie to make? Oh, hell yeah. But John Woo was such a huge voice in that movie. It couldn’t be a remake. I think these filmmakers even said as much – that something like that would have to be a sequel.”
Cage makes no mention though of the currently in production Disney+ series based on the “National Treasure” franchise which stars Lisette Alexís Gutierrez, Jordan Rodrigues, Zuri Reed and Antonio Cipriano. The first photo from that series has been released and can be seen below.
Quite the discovery. Check out this first look at #NationalTreasure, an Original series coming to #DisneyPlus. pic.twitter.com/nX0ryc0lUv
— Disney+ (@disneyplus) March 10, 2022