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Summary
- Jon Turtletaub hints at Ian Howe’s release from prison, sparking speculation about his return in
National Treasure 3
. - Sean Bean’s character was previously seen being arrested by the FBI at the end of the original 2004 movie, though Turtletaub does acknowledge this may or may not present itself as a plot point in the third movie.
-
Natioanl Treasure 3
has languished in development for some time, though the return of its original villain along with Nicolas Cage and the other original cast could be a major selling point for fans of the film.
National Treasure director Jon Turtletaub addresses the fate of Sean Bean’s character Ian Howe. Howe is initially introduced in the 2004 movie as a partner for Nicolas Cage’s Ben Gates in his quest to track down the Templar treasure, only for his greed and impatience with the number of clues required to find it leading to him turning on his friend.
In an episode of the National Treasure Hunt podcast, Turtletaub was asked whether Ian is still in prison. He acknowledges that Ian’s release from prison is imminent, but neither confirms nor denies if this means he will be returning if National Treasure 3 comes to fruition. Read Turtletaub’s response below:
The answer is yes, or about to be yes, and I know that sounds like a
National Treasure 3
hint, but I’m not saying it isn’t, and I’m not saying it is.
More to come…
Source: National Treasure Hunt
National Treasure
The first film in the National Treasure franchise, National Treasure stars Nicholas Cage as Benjamin Franklin Gates, a historian who discovers the map to a lost treasure hoard, hidden on the back of the Declaration of Independence. With the help of his friends Riley Poole and Abigail Chase, Gates embarks on a mission to steal the Declaration and locate the treasure before his former friend and crime boss Ian Howe can find it first. Along with Cage, the film stars Diane Kruger, Justin Bartha, and Sean Bean.
- Director
- Jon Turteltaub
- Release Date
- November 19, 2004
- Writers
- Jim Kouf , Marianne Wibberley , Cormac Wibberley
- Cast
- Nicolas Cage , Justin Bartha , Sean Bean , Harvey Keitel , Christopher Plummer , Diane Kruger , Jon Voight
- Runtime
- 131 minutes
- Franchise(s)
- National Treasure
- Budget
- $100 million