Producer Jerry Bruckheimer Gives Promising Update On Long-Awaited Sequel NATIONAL TREASURE 3

Fans of the National Treasure franchise are in for a treat if producer Jerry Bruckheimer’s latest update proves to be correct. The first film, starring Nicolas Cage, came out in 2004, and its sequel followed in 2007. There was a spin-off series in 2022, but fans have been holding out hope that the long-awaited threequel, which has been in and out of development for nearly two decades, would finally come to fruition, and Bruckheimer seems to be on the inside track.

While at the Producer's Guild Awards (PGA), the producer spoke to The Direct on the red carpet, which he was attending in support of his PGA-nominated film F1.

Bruckheimer revealed that National Treasure 3 is "coming along quite well." The producer confirmed that the team is "working on the script for it" at the moment, which follows rumors last year that a new National Treasure sequel was officially in development at Disney.

In May 2024, Bruckheimer confirmed that Ted Elliott, who was also writing the next Pirates of the Caribbean film, was attached to write the script for National Treasure 3. However, neither of those long-awaited sequels has moved into production.

Bruckheimer provided another update in late 2025, telling The Wrap that "we're getting closer" to National Treasure 3 being a reality, adding that the intention was for Nicolas Cage to star and original director Jon Turteltaub to return.

This is all exciting, and it sounds like things are moving forward, incredibly slowly, but forward nonetheless. Stay tuned for updates.