National Treasure Fun Facts, Quotes and Tweets

28^th August 2012

Fact: National Treasure director Jon Turteltaub is hoping to cash in on the U.S. swimming team's recent Olympics success by shooting a new movie about an overweight kid who becomes a water champion. The far-fetched Beached chronicles the story of a four year old who is raised by whales after falling overboard on a boating trip, and becomes an Olympian.

15^th December 2007

Quote: "I think these movies are entertaining in a positive way - my character isn't someone who has a gun and he doesn't use violence. His only super power is he's read a couple of history books." Nicolas Cage on his National Treasure films.

12^th December 2007

Quote: "I can't go on being royal, can I? Have to have a little sex, drugs, rock 'n' roll in my acting life!" DAME Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for her performance as Queen Elizabeth II in THE QUEEN, explains why she decided to star in new action sequel National Treasure: BOOK OF SECRETS.

4^th December 2007

Quote: "I look at myself in the mirror and wondered if I could play Nic Cage's father and now we've become pals and I feel paternal with him." Jon Voight on playing Nicolas Cage's father in the National Treasure sequel.

5^th October 2007

Fact: National Treasure director Jon Turteltaub is celebrating after becoming a first-time dad. The moviemaker's wife Amy Eldon gave birth to baby boy Jack Eldon Turteltaub in Los Angeles last month (Sep07).

28^th May 2007

Fact: Nicolas Cage's National Treasure sequel is using U.S. landmarks as backdrops to breathtaking scenes - Mount Rushmore, the Library of Congress and the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. will all feature in the film, which follows a historical conspiracy sparked by the discovery of a journal written by President Abraham Lincoln's assassin.