National Treasure 3 News

Earlier today, at the Walt Disney Studios Showcase, Jerry Bruckheimer and Nicolas Cage came on stage to officially announce the third film in the National Treasure franchise.

Disney Chairman Richard W. Cooke, who presided over the event, invited the two men to step in front of the audience. He asked of Cage: “How come Ben Gates never gets arrested?”

In response, the actor said: “I guess well find out with National Treasure 3, wont we?”

Plot details for National Treasure 3 haven't been laid out yet, but it will likely be released in late 2010.

Will you see National Treasure 3?

We've already reviewed Nicolas Cage in Bangkok Dangerous, and we weren't impressed.

But we're glad to hear that the actor is already thinking about National Treasure 3, as those films possess fun-filled plots that enable us to look past Cage's wooden acting.

“There’s been talk about doing it in the South, maybe in New Orleans,” Cage told MTV News about rumored locations for National Treasure 3.

As for how many movies there might be in the National Treasure franchise, Cage didn't put a ceiling on it:

“It’s the kind of character you can play forever, it’s not age dependent. It’s a good franchise.”