National Treasure 3 Officially in Development at Disney With Approved Script
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Director Jon Turteltaub has publicly confirmed that a third National Treasure film is now in active development at Disney, with a completed script that has received his approval. The announcement was made during a live taping of the National Treasure Hunt podcast in Philadelphia, where Turteltaub stated the project is definitively happening after years of fan speculation and uncertainty about the franchise's future.
Disney has signalled its readiness to move forward with production, marking a turning point for a series that has remained dormant since 2007. Turteltaub's explicit confirmation and the existence of an approved screenplay suggest the project has progressed from longstanding rumour into a concrete development stage with genuine momentum toward realisation.
- Director Jon Turteltaub confirms National Treasure 3 is officially in development with a completed, approved script
- Disney has committed to moving the project forward, ending years of speculation about the franchise's future
- The announcement represents a significant shift from rumour to active production development
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National Treasure and National Treasure: Book of Secrets, released in 2004 and 2007, are Disney action-adventure films starring Nicolas Cage as a historian who follows clues hidden in historical documents and landmarks to uncover lost treasures. The films blend real history with fictional conspiracies and were popular box-office hits, spawning a devoted fan following that has spent years hoping for a follow-up. Jon Turteltaub directed both original instalments.
Despite periodic rumours and a short-lived Disney+ spin-off series in 2022, a third cinema instalment has never materialised, leaving the franchise's future uncertain for nearly two decades. Cage has spoken publicly in the past about his willingness to return, but no script or studio commitment had previously been confirmed.
The project matters to fans and industry watchers because it represents the long-awaited revival of a beloved franchise that many assumed had stalled permanently, and because any update from Turteltaub, who has directed every instalment to date, is treated as an authoritative signal on where the series actually stands.
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