Ready to start the treasure hunt?
“National Treasure: Age of History,” a spin-off of the popular adventure movies, is hitting Disney+ soon and ahead of the two-episode premiere event, a new trailer has emerged from the sands of time. (It was actually just released online.) And it’s a lot of fun solving puzzles.
According to the official press release, “National Treasure: Age of History” is told “from the perspective of a young heroine, Jess—a brilliant and resourceful dreamer in search of answers about her family—who embarks on an adventure. It’s a lifetime to uncover the truth about the past and save a lost Pan-American treasure.” The trailer shows our hero (Lysette Oliveira) getting some tips from Harvey Keitel, returning to the franchise. And facing a very fair, very bad Catherine Zeta-Jones.
Other cast members in the new series include Jake Austin Walker, Jordan Rodrigues, Zuri Reid, Antonio Cipriano and Lyndon Smith. At the end of the trailer, we also get a look at Justin Bartha, a “National Treasure” favorite.
The original “National Treasure” debuted back in 2004. It starred Nicolas Cage as Benjamin Franklin Gates, a devoted treasure hunter always eager to uncover a long-dormant mystery, especially if it somehow involves the founding of the United States. The original film was warmly received and profitable and spawned a sequel in 2007 (once again starring Cage and directed by John Turtletab). Longtime producers Bruckheimer and Cage would talk about a third film (sometimes referred to as “International Treasure”), but nothing came of it. Of course, now with a high-priority subscription streaming service as part of the company’s portfolio, a series seemed inevitable. And here it is!
The series is headed to Disney+ for a two-episode premiere on December 14.
