{"id":2199439,"date":"2024-03-14T20:28:02","date_gmt":"2024-03-15T00:28:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nicolas-cage-dont-look-at-disney-if-you-want-another-national-treasure-movie\/"},"modified":"2024-03-14T20:32:03","modified_gmt":"2024-03-15T00:32:03","slug":"nicolas-cage-dont-look-at-disney-if-you-want-another-national-treasure-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/nicolas-cage-dont-look-at-disney-if-you-want-another-national-treasure-movie\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicolas Cage suggests looking beyond Disney for a new National Treasure film"},"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%2Fnicolas-cage-dont-look-at-disney-if-you-want-another-national-treasure-movie%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=2199439&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--><h2>The Treasure Hunt\u200c Ends: Nicolas Cage Rules Out &#8216;National Treasure 3&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Fans of the adventure-filled &#8216;National Treasure&#8217; series, brace yourselves for the latest update directly from the\u200c franchise&#8217;s star. <b>Nicolas Cage has announced that &#8216;National Treasure 3&#8217; will not be \u2062joining \u200bhis list of eccentric roles.<\/b><\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;No, there \u200bis\u200b no\u2064 National Treasure \u20643,&#8221;\u200b Cage\u2064 declared \u200cmatter-of-factly during a\u200c chat with Screen Rant,\u2064 putting\u2064 to rest\u2063 all\u2063 speculations about \u2064the film&#8217;s\u200b return.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>With a\u2063 playful nudge, \u2064he added, <b>&#8220;If you want\u2063 to find\u2063 treasure, \u200cdon&#8217;t look at\u200c Disney, OK? It&#8217;s not \u200bthere.&#8221;<\/b><\/p>\n<h2>A Look Back\u2063 at\u200b Cage&#8217;s Journey\u2063 as Ben Franklin Gates<\/h2>\n<p>Cage&#8217;s portrayal of the witty and daring \u2063treasure hunter Ben Franklin\u2063 Gates won the \u200bhearts of audiences in the 2004 hit &#8216;National\u200b Treasure.&#8217; Three\u2062 years down the \u200bline, the\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/montana-house-cancels-floor-session-over-trans-disruptions\/\" title=\"Montana House Cancels Floor Session Over Trans Disruptions\">saga continued<\/a> with &#8216;National Treasure: Book of Secrets.&#8217; Fans have long awaited the elusive third\u200d installment, which has remained in\u2064 limbo\u2063 since its initial buzz in 2008.<\/p>\n<h3>The Rise \u200cand Fall of &#8216;National\u200b Treasure: Edge \u200bof\u200d History&#8217;<\/h3>\n<p>Disney+ dabbled in keeping the magic alive \u2062with &#8216;National Treasure: Edge \u200bof History.&#8217; However, this \u200battempt to reignite the franchise with new faces\u2014sans Cage\u2014fizzled out after just one season.<\/p>\n<h2>What&#8217;s Next for Cage?<\/h2>\n<p>A\u2062 quick glance at \u2062Cage&#8217;s\u200c IMDB filmography dispels any ongoing rumors;\u2062 <b>there are no plans to transform &#8216;National Treasure&#8217; into a trilogy<\/b>. Instead, Cage \u200bshifts gears to his most recent\u2062 venture, &#8216;Arcadian,&#8217; a\u2063 post-apocalyptic drama set for a mid-April premiere.<\/p>\n<h3>The \u2062Oscar Stage Speaks<\/h3>\n<p>At the\u200c Academy Awards, Cage took the stage, providing a memorable presentation for\u200c the Best Actor category. He lauded\u2064 Paul Giamatti&#8217;s intense commitment to his craft before delivering his signature brand of \u2062humor about his own unconventional acting approach.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;Nicholas Cage \u200cis a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/scottish-parliament-rejects-proposal-to-investigate-trumps-finances\/\" title=\"Scottish Parliament Rejects Proposal to Investigate Trump\u2019s Finances\">national treasure<\/a>,&#8221;\u2063 a fan tweeted in response to his delightful speech, celebrating both the actor and the pun.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h2>Disney&#8217;s Missed Opportunity with &#8216;National Treasure&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>Amidst his Oscar \u200ccameo, Cage&#8217;s comment about Disney&#8217;s disinterest led many to ponder the potential \u2063behind such a lucrative venture\u2062 featuring a \u2063versatile and beloved actor.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;<b>Huge fumble by Disney.<\/b> National Treasure\u200d 3 could have 0% on Rotten Tomatoes and so \u200blong as the \u200ctrailer has Nic Cage say something insane like &#8216;FDR&#8217;s wheelchair isn&#8217;t just a wheelchair, it&#8217;s a map&#8217;, I am \u2064there \u200copening night,&#8221; remarked an eager fan on \u200csocial media.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<h3>Disney&#8217;s Dilemmas<\/h3>\n<p>The giant\u200b faced a tough year \u2064in 2023, with several <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/9-box-office-duds-that-became-cult-classics\/\" title=\"9 Box Office Duds That Became Cult Classics\">box office duds<\/a> <b>like &#8216;Wish,&#8217; &#8216;Ant-Man and \u200cthe Wasp,&#8217; \u2064&#8217;The Little Mermaid,&#8217; and others<\/b> falling short of expectations. Disney\u2064 CEO Bob Iger linked these failures to an over-reliance on sequels in the previous year.<\/p>\n<p>The\u2063 brand&#8217;s\u2064 confrontation \u2063with social justice\u2063 discussions also led\u2064 to a rough \u2063patch concerning subscriptions and revenue, ignited by \u2064exposed internal content choices which \u200cresonated poorly with the public.<\/p>\n<p>While the book may be \u200cclosing on the &#8216;National Treasure&#8217; saga, one can&#8217;t help but reminisce about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/theft-of-2-million-dimes-from-truckload-of-coins-from-us-mint-leaves-4-facing-federal-charges\/\" title=\"4 individuals are charged with federal crimes after stealing 2 million dimes from a US Mint truck.\">daring heists<\/a> and \u2063riddles that left an indelible mark \u2063on pop\u2062 culture\u2014and the indomitable Nicolas Cage, who brought\u2062 it all\u2064 to life.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nicolas Cage debunks rumors in a Screen Rant interview: &#8220;No National Treasure 3,&#8221; he asserts. Hinting for fans to stop expecting the franchise&#8217;s return from Disney, Cage quips about searching elsewhere for treasure<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2678,"featured_media":2199440,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24070788109962-1024x683.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[538],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2199439","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-washington-examiner"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/wex-s3.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/AP24070788109962-1024x683.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199439","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2678"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2199439"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2199439\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2199440"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2199439"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2199439"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2199439"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}