{"id":1567634,"date":"2022-07-23T07:37:59","date_gmt":"2022-07-23T11:37:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1567634"},"modified":"2022-07-23T09:05:44","modified_gmt":"2022-07-23T13:05:44","slug":"disney-provides-first-look-at-their-illegal-immigrant-version-of-national-treasure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/disney-provides-first-look-at-their-illegal-immigrant-version-of-national-treasure\/","title":{"rendered":"Disney Provides First Look At Their \u201cIllegal Immigrant\u201d Version Of \u201cNational Treasure\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdisney-provides-first-look-at-their-illegal-immigrant-version-of-national-treasure%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1567634&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The Walt Disney Company provided their first look at their upcoming National Treasure series that will air on Disney+ and feature an illegal immigrant as the main protagonist.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_173299\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-173299\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NATIONAL TREASURE: EDGE OF HISTORY \u2013 The upcoming Disney+ Original series \u201cNational Treasure: Edge of History,\u201d based on the hit film franchise, made its debut at San Diego Comic-Con today, complete with a Ballroom 20 panel, a new teaser trailer, and a behind-the-scenes look at the series. Moderated by comedian and influencer Jenny Lorenzo, the panel featured series stars Lisette Olivera (Jess), Zuri Reed (Tasha), Antonio Cipriano (Oren), Jordan Rodrigues (Ethan), Jake Austin Walker (Liam), Lyndon Smith (Agent Ross) and executive producers Cormac and Marianne Wibberley. (Disney\/Image Group LA)<br \/>LYNDON SMITH, ZURI REED, JORDAN RODRIGUES , LISETTE OLIVERA, AYO DAVIS (PRESIDENT, DISNEY BRANDED TELEVISION), ANTONIO CIPRIANO, JAKE AUSTIN WALKER, MARIANNE WIBBERLEY (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER), CORMAC WIBBERLEY (EXECUTIVE PRODUCER)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The official description of the series as provided by The Walt Disney Company in a press release states, \u201cThe series focuses on a young heroine, Jess (Lisette Olivera), a brilliant and resourceful DREAMer who embarks on the adventure of a lifetime to uncover the truth about her family\u2019s mysterious past and save a lost Pan-American treasure.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The first look was provided at San Diego Comic-Con at Ballroom 20, where they showed attendees a new trailer as well as a behind-the-scenes look at the series.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/03\/24\/report-disney-to-reimagine-national-treasure-as-tv-series-to-explore-issues-of-identity-community-historical-authorship-and-patriotism\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Report: Disney To Reimagine National Treasure As TV Series To Explore \u201cIssues Of Identity, Community, Historical Authorship, And Patriotism\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>During the series\u2019 presentation, Disney attempted to provide legitimacy to the series by announcing Harvey Keitel would reprise his role as Peter Sadusky in the series.<\/p>\n<p>Keitel\u2019s Sadusky was the FBI Special Agent in charge of tracking down Nicolas Cage\u2019s Benjamin Franklin Gates, who stole the Declaration of Independence in order to discover the location of the treasure of the Knights Templar.<\/p>\n<p>Disney had previously announced that Justin Bartha would also reprise his role as Riley Poole, Gates\u2019 best friend, sidekick, and resident computer expert.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_173297\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-173297\" class=\"size-full wp-image-173297\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.22-01.31-boundingintocomics-62daa6bd95bb2.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1350\" height=\"2000\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.22-01.31-boundingintocomics-62daa6bd95bb2.jpeg 1350w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.22-01.31-boundingintocomics-62daa6bd95bb2-203x300-1.jpeg 203w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.22-01.31-boundingintocomics-62daa6bd95bb2-1340x1985-1.jpeg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.22-01.31-boundingintocomics-62daa6bd95bb2-768x1138-1.jpeg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-173297\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">National Treasure: Edge of History<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>In the behind-the-scenes video Bartha would discuss this upcoming TV series stating, \u201cWhat sets the television show apart, it\u2019s a different world now. Exploring American history was a lot different 20 years ago and I was a young guy on set. Now, I\u2019m not.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Lisette Olivera, who plays the illegal immigrant, discussed her character saying, \u201cJess is a 22-year-old dreamer. She is tenacious and she embarks on this Pan-American treasure adventure.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a round table interview with FANVERSATION at San Diego Comic-Con, Olivera further discussed the show saying, \u201cFor me, I grew up and that was my National Treasure. That was what I saw. I never really thought much of it. I think for our show, though, it is a little bit more of what I experience in the day-to-day. I live in Los Angeles. So I\u2019m exposed to so many different types of people that for me this is my normal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jake Austin Walker, who plays Liam described as a \u201cswoon-worthy struggling musician with a permanent chip on his should, who comes from a long line of treasure hunters,\u201d also said, \u201cI think, in general, to piggyback off of what she said, our show is just kind of \u2014 we are with the times. I mean we want to hear stories from people of all walks of life. And I think that\u2019s what\u2019s really beautiful.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He later added, \u201c[The showrunners] genuinely care about the culture and the story everyone has to tell. And I don\u2019t think that\u2019s lagging in our show and I\u2019m for one completely her for the diversity and it makes the character to special. Everyone\u2019s so unique. I definitely think it\u2019s a step forward for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_173298\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-173298\" class=\"size-full wp-image-173298\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.22-01.33-boundingintocomics-62daa710098fc.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"1268\" height=\"661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.22-01.33-boundingintocomics-62daa710098fc.png 1268w, https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.22-01.33-boundingintocomics-62daa710098fc-300x156.png 300w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.22-01.33-boundingintocomics-62daa710098fc-768x400-1.png 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-173298\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Lisette Olivera and Jake Austin Walker via FANVERSATION YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2021\/03\/09\/disney-ceo-bob-chapek-confirms-star-wars-is-dead-and-provides-revolting-answer-to-question-about-gina-carano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney CEO Bob Chapek Confirms Star Wars Is Dead And Provides Revolting Answer To Question About Gina Carano<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>When asked about her character being an illegal immigrant, Olivera responded, \u201cI could not be more proud. We were talking about how the [showrunners Cormac Wibberley and Mariane Wibberley] wrote the original movies and they wrote the series as well. But they have personal ties to the story they\u2019re telling. Marianna\u2019s grandmother, her name was Jess as well. And so she named her grandmother or she named this character after her grandmother. And Cormac\u2019s dad was never an American citizen.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese are themes that are really prevalent in our show. I think for me to play a young DREAMer, who is intelligent and smart, and willing to just do her best, it\u2019s really important for people to see because it is a different American experience. Especially more than different than Ben Gates. It\u2019s just different familial ties,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Showrunners Cormac Wibberley and Marianne Wibberley also discussed the show with FANVERSATION detailing they wanted to make the show female-centric.<\/p>\n<p>Marianne Wibberley said, \u201cWe were desperate to do something completely new in the sense we wanted to do female-centric. We wanted not only our lead to be a woman, we wanted our bad guy, our Sean Bean, our Ed Harris this time to be a woman. And we wanted the treasure story to be about women in history as well.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we\u2019ve covered Ben Franklin and the Founding Fathers. So we\u2019ve done those guys and this time we wanted to go, \u2018Let\u2019s find some interesting female figures from history that we can write, fashion a treasure story around. So that was really important to us,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n<div class=\"video-block full\">\n<div class=\"video-player youtube\">[embedded content]<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"cb-post-title\"><strong>RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/03\/07\/disney-ceo-bob-chapek-claims-company-is-a-force-for-inclusion-but-doesnt-want-it-become-a-political-football\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney CEO Bob Chapek Claims Company Is \u201cA Force For Inclusion\u201d But Doesn\u2019t Want It Become A \u201cPolitical Football\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The series appears to be part of Disney\u2019s strategy to radically reshape the United States of America that the company\u2019s CEO Bob Chapek outlined back in March when he and the company admitted to grooming young children.<\/p>\n<p>In an email to Disney employees, Chapek detailed, \u201cI do not want anyone to mistake a lack of a statement for a lack of support. We all share the same goal of a more tolerant, respectful world. Where we may differ is in the tactics to get there.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAnd because this struggle is much bigger than any one bill in any one state, I believe the best way for our company to bring about lasting change is through the inspiring content we produce, the welcoming culture we create, and the diverse community organizations we support,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_160888\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-160888\" class=\"size-full wp-image-160888\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.05.04-01.54-boundingintocomics-6272858f25603-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1707\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.05.04-01.54-boundingintocomics-6272858f25603-scaled-1.jpg 1707w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.05.04-01.54-boundingintocomics-6272858f25603-200x300-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.05.04-01.54-boundingintocomics-6272858f25603-768x1152-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-160888\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Bob Chapek attend the Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness World Premiere at the Dolby Theatre in Hollywood, CA on Monday, May 2, 2022.<br \/>(photo: Alex J. Berliner\/ABImages)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Chapek went on to explain, \u201cThere\u2019s a reason content is at the top of this list. For nearly a century, our company\u2019s stories have opened minds, inspired dreams, shown the world both as it is and how we wish it could be, and now more than ever before, represent the incredible diversity of our society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are telling important stories, raising voices, and I believe, changing hearts and minds,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_173300\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-173300\" class=\"size-full wp-image-173300\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.22-01.39-boundingintocomics-62daa891566f6-scaled-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1708\" height=\"2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.22-01.39-boundingintocomics-62daa891566f6-scaled-1.jpg 1708w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.22-01.39-boundingintocomics-62daa891566f6-200x300-1.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.22-01.39-boundingintocomics-62daa891566f6-1340x2009-1.jpg 1340w, https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/07\/2022.07.22-01.39-boundingintocomics-62daa891566f6-768x1151-1.jpg 768w\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-173300\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">NATIONAL TREASURE: EDGE OF HISTORY \u2013 The upcoming Disney+ Original series \u201cNational Treasure: Edge of History,\u201d based on the hit film franchise, made its debut at San Diego Comic-Con today, complete with a Ballroom 20 panel, a new teaser trailer, and a behind-the-scenes look at the series. Moderated by comedian and influencer Jenny Lorenzo, the panel featured series stars Lisette Olivera (Jess), Zuri Reed (Tasha), Antonio Cipriano (Oren), Jordan Rodrigues (Ethan), Jake Austin Walker (Liam), Lyndon Smith (Agent Ross) and executive producers Cormac and Marianne Wibberley. (Disney\/Image Group LA)<br \/>LISETTE OLIVERA<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>National Treasure: Edge of History also stars Catherine Zeta-Jones, who plays Bille \u201ca badass billionaire,\u201d Zuri Reed as Tasha, Antonio Cipriano as Oren, Jordan Rodrigues as Ethan, and Lyndon Smith as FBI Agent Ross.<\/p>\n<p>Jerry Bruckheimer, the Wibberley\u2019s, Jonathan Littman, KristieAnne Reed, Jon Turtletaub, Mira Nair and Rick Muirragui executive produce the series. Muirragui also serves as a writer while Nair is also directing the series.<\/p>\n<p>No release date for the series was announced.<\/p>\n<p><strong>NEXT: <a href=\"https:\/\/boundingintocomics.com\/2022\/03\/11\/disney-ceo-bob-chapek-fully-aligns-company-with-lgbtq-agenda-declares-he-will-be-an-outspoken-champion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Disney CEO Bob Chapek Fully Aligns Company With LGBTQ+ Agenda, Declares He Will Be \u201cAn Outspoken Champion\u201d<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Walt Disney Company provided their first look at their upcoming National Treasure series that will air on Disney+ and feature an illegal immigrant as the main protagonist. 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