For as long as I can remember, I have been fascinated with treasure. How could I not be, I came from the generation that was raised on Indiana Jones, Romancing the Stone, Alan Quartermain and King Solomons Mines, Candleshoe, need I go on? These were just a few of the movies from when I was a kid that piqued my interest in history and more importantly treasure. Goonies, I almost forgot The Goonies! What was I thinking?
As I grew up, that love of buried treasure and treasure hunting didn't go away. One of my favorite authors is Clive Cussler. Though he has passed away, his characters still live on and there are any number of people picking up the mantle from him writing adventurous tales of lost treasure and heroes rediscovering it.
Then movies like Fools Gold came out and eventually the National Treasure series. I've always been a fan of Nicholas Cage. I know some people aren't, to each their own, but he is one of my favorite actors. I think that made the National Treasure movies even more appealing for me.
I think many of us who are fans were dismayed when the Book of Secrets finished up teasing a bit of a cliff hanger then we waited and waited and waited for a third movie that never came.
I'm happy to tell you that just the other day I saw an advertisement for Disney Plus and they were pushing a new National Treasure: Edge of History series that is going to be released. I am super excited about this for a number of reasons.
First, it's National Treasure, anything that has people hunting the globe for buried treasure is alright with me. Second, they are taking a different track and introducing some new characters. Now, some people might be upset to find that out. It looks like this show is going to have a female lead as well as a strong female cast.
While some may consider that too woke for them, need I remind you that Relic Hunter was on for several seasons and it also had a strong female lead in Tia Carrera long before "woke" was even a thing. No one seemed to care too much back then, so why should we now?
Here is a quote from IMDB that explains the plot of the show:
"Lisette Olivera stars as Jess Valenzuela, an adventurous 20-year-old dreamer who, along with the help of her friends, sets off on a journey to recover lost Pan-American treasures from around the globe, while uncovering family secrets along the way."
I never got rid of my Disney Plus subscription, so I will definitely be tuning in for this one. It looks like this might even have some familiar faces from the movies that we all know and love. You will just have to check it out to see. Or look at the IMDB page. That's what I did.
In researching this for you, I also stumbled upon an extra bit of good news. It looks like they are going to be making a National Treasure 3 and 4 movie. I don't know if they even know what the plot is going to be yet, but the fact that they are making them is good enough for me.
Perhaps we will finally found out what was on page whatever it was of the President's Book? Even if it is a totally different storyline, I am totally geek'd. These are all going to be on my "to watch" list for sure.
How about you? Is this one you are going to check out?
Do you love treasure movies like I do? What is your favorite one? Let's talk about it in the comments!
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