The ridiculous but pleasant Nationwide Treasure franchise had been largely dormant since 2007, ready for the celebs to align and reunite producer Jerry Bruckheimer, director Jon Turteltaub, and star Nicolas Cage. However then, simply two years in the past, Bruckheimer advised Collider that he was engaged on a 3rd film and a TV spinoff. The sequence, titled Nationwide Treasure: Fringe of Historical past, affords a younger tackle treasure hunters. However Thursday at San Diego Comedian-Con 2022, Disney Plus introduced that the sequence will convey again franchise veteran Harvey Keitel.
Keitel co-starred in Nationwide Treasure and Nationwide Treasure: E book of Secrets and techniques as Peter Sadusky, a seasoned FBI agent with a delicate spot for Benjamin Gates (Cage), a resourceful historical past buff with a knack for locating long-lost treasure, and his scrappy crew. Keitel will reprise the position on this 10-episode sequence, however the premiere date continues to be unknown. The actor’s been dabbling in TV of late: He not too long ago wrapped Mike, a Hulu sequence about Mike Tyson, and in addition appeared in Netflix’s The Irishman.
Fringe of Historical past will open a brand new chapter within the franchise — the place the 2004 and 2007 motion pictures middle on Gates, the TV sequence will observe Jess Morales (Lisette Olivera), a 20-something DREAMer who additionally loves puzzles and riddles. Written by Marianne and Cormac Wibberley and directed by Mira Nair, the sequence will discover the ways in which patriotism, id, and group intersect.
The present additionally stars Jordan Rodrigues, Zuri Reed, Antonio Cipriano, and Catherine Zeta-Jones. There are much more acquainted names and faces blended in with the brand new: The Wibberleys wrote the primary two motion pictures, and Justin Bartha, who performs Riley Poole within the Nationwide Treasure motion pictures, is about to guest-star. Right here’s hoping Cage was capable of finding the time to play mentor to this new group.
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