Nicolas Cage Rules Out Third ‘National Treasure’ Film

Nicolas Cage has dominated out a 3rd National Treasure film.

The 60-year-old actor performed treasure hunter Benjamin Franklin Gates within the 2004 journey film and the 2007 sequel National Treasure: Book of Secrets however has emphatically denied the potential of one other movie.

He instructed ScreenRant: “No, there is no National Treasure 3. If you want to find treasure, don’t look at Disney, okay? It’s not there.”

Hopes of one other National Treasure flick are additionally distant as a result of Cage advised final 12 months that he could retire from the film enterprise quickly and solely has “three or four” movies left in him.

He instructed Vanity Fair journal: “It’s starting to solidify – I’m starting to cement my plan. I may have three or four more movies left in me.I do feel I’ve said what I’ve had to say with cinema. I think I took film performance as far as I could.”

The Dream Scenario actor emphasised he was decided to “say bye on a high note” to movie performing as he needs to spend extra time together with his 18-month-old daughter August – who he has together with his spouse Riko Shibata.

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He beforehand mentioned: “I was taking stock of how much time I had left.”

“I thought, ‘Okay, my dad died at 75, I’m going to be turning 60. If I’m lucky, I have maybe a good 15 years and hopefully more. What do I want to do with those 15 years, using my father as the model?”

“It occurred very clearly to me that I want to spend time with my family.”

As properly as spending extra time together with his daughter, Cage defined that he’s eager to learn extra sooner or later.

He instructed Entertainment Tonight: “I’d like to read a book a week, I wanna spend more time with my daughter. I’m taking more stock of what’s important. Maybe not make quite as many movies.”