SDCC 2022: National Treasure Edge of History cast adds Harvey Keitel

It’s absurd, but it is so delightful National Treasure The franchise was mostly inactive since 2007 as it waited for the stars align to reunite director Jon Turteltaub and producer Jerry Bruckheimer. Bruckheimer revealed to Collider, two years earlier, that he was currently working on a third film. And A TV spinoff. It was titled National Treasure, Edge of History This series offers treasure hunters a fresher perspective. Disney Plus revealed Thursday that Harvey Keitel, a franchise veteran, will return to the series at San Diego Comic-Con 2022.

Keitel starred as Keitel in National Treasure And Book of Secrets: The National Treasure Peter Sadusky plays the role of a veteran FBI agent who has a special place for Benjamin Gates (Cage). He is a history buff and resourceful with a talent for finding lost treasure. Keitel will be reprising the role, though the premiere date of the 10-episode series is not yet known. The actor’s been dabbling in TV of late: He recently wrapped Mike, a Hulu series about Mike Tyson, and also appeared in Netflix’s The Irishman.

Edge of History will open a new chapter in the franchise — where the 2004 and 2007 movies center on Gates, the TV series will follow Jess Morales (Lisette Olivera), a 20-something DREAMer who also loves puzzles and riddles. The series, written by Marianne Wibberley, Cormac Wibberley, and directed by Mira Nair will examine the intersection of patriotism and identity.

It also features Jordan Rodrigues and Zuri Reed as well as Antonio Cipriano and Catherine Zeta Jones. Even more faces are mixed in: Justin Bartha (who plays Riley Poole) and the Wibberleys created the first two movies. National Treasuremovie, will be guest-starring. Here’s hoping Cage was able to find the time to play mentor to this new group.

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