‘National Treasure 3’ Moves Ahead From Disney, Jerry Bruckheimer

Disney and Jerry Bruckheimer are moving ahead with a third “National Treasure” movie with “Bad Boys for Life” screenwriter Chris Bremner tapped to write the script.Bremner has also signed to write a fourth “Bad Boys” for Sony with Bruckheimer producing.

Bruckheimer produced the three “Bad Boys” and the two “National Treasure” movies.The “National Treasure” franchise, starring Nicolas Cage as amateur cryptologist Benjamin Franklin Gates, was a solid performer for Disney with $347 million worldwide for the 2004 original and $457 million for 2007’s “National Treasure: Book of Secrets.” The first film centered on a treasure map on the back of the Declaration of Independence; the second focused on missing pages in John Wilkes Booth’s diary.Jon Turtletaub directed both films.

Justin Bartha, Diane Kruger, Harvey Keitel, Armando Riesco and Jon Voight appeared in both films.

Disney chief Bob Iger addressed the prospects for “National Treasure 3” at the annual shareholders

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