Overview
- Director Jon Turteltaub told a live National Treasure Hunt podcast audience in Philadelphia on Friday that a third film “is happening” and that he was publicly sharing the news for the first time.
- Turteltaub said there is a script he likes and that Disney told him it “sounds like a movie we can make,” indicating studio buy‑in at the development stage.
- Nicolas Cage is expected to reprise Ben Gates, and the creative team is seeking to reunite original cast members “to whatever extent we can.”
- Turteltaub cautioned the project is still contingent and described it as “Hollywood real,” and representatives for Disney and Cage did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
- The announcement follows two successful theatrical films (2004 and 2007) and a short‑lived 2022 Disney+ spinoff, and it could tap fan nostalgia and studio interest in legacy franchises even though production timeline and plot details remain unannounced.