Don’t look for it in Disney”… 16 years later, how about this adventure saga with Nicolas Cage?

When was this supposed to come out?

A sequel was promised in 2008 after the release of Benjamin Gates and the Book of Secrets, with Jerry Bruckheimer producing. confirmatory that the script was being prepared. However, the film never had a definite release date.

Why didn’t it happen?

Benjamin Gates 2’s Ted Elliott (also behind Aladdin, Shrek and Pirates of the Caribbean) is attached to write the project. In 2010, John Turteltaub denied rumors that the lost city of Atlantis would appear in Opus III. Pirates of the Caribbean 4 finally reworked the plot around the Fountain of Youth that was envisioned for the Gates saga.

Meanwhile, while fans wait for Benjamin Gates 3 , Nicolas Cage reunites with Turteltaub for the friendly The Sorcerer’s Apprentice .

• “Development Hell”

Turteltaub gives us an update on “BG’s” new adventures in 2013: “I’d say we’re halfway there. It’s not just that we have to write a great historical mystery, we have to write something that we haven’t done yet. The goal is always ‘original sequel,’ as silly as that sounds.” More than ten years later, nothing has yet come out of the ground.

in 2018The director seems more disappointed and states that the film requires contributions “About $80 million to make it happen”. A year later, Bob Iger, the big name of Disney, said shareholders of the firm : Discussions have been going well since 2016 (…), but I know the green light hasn’t been given yet (…) We love the first two films, but we’re not ready yet.

• Not a movie, but a TV series

Two years later, Disney went ahead (finally) and hired Chris Bremner (Bad Boys For Life) to work on the script. Unfortunately, the project was completely shelved in favor of a live series. Titled Lost Treasures: The Secret of Montezuma, it went relatively unnoticed on Disney+, leading to its cancellation after just one season of 10 episodes.

The series should have brought back some of the actors from the movies, as it’s part of their narrative continuity, but they didn’t have time. Wondering if the public is seeing a new Benjamin Gates today? For John Turteltaub, the cancellation of Lost Treasures will not affect the development of the third episode on the big screen, as he promised in May 2024. ScreenRant):

Nicolas Cage: This role did not bring him a dollar, but it brought him an Oscar!

“It was a Disney+ series with a TV feel, made with a Disney+ TV feel, the movie will be a product for the world of cinema (…) We don’t feel attracted or supported by the series. We always said to ourselves: “They are what they are and we We are what we are.”

However, nothing concrete is known yet.

What does Nicolas Cage say about it?

This is perhaps the most worrying thing for fans: although he has supported the idea of ​​a third Benjamin Gates film for almost 15 years, Nicolas Cage seems unwilling to reprise the role of the adventurer that brought him great success in cinemas in the 2000s. :

“No, there is no Benjamin Gates 3. If you want to find treasure, don’t look at Disney, okay? You won’t find it.”

Wise…