She will steal the Declaration of Independence. The first look at the new National Treasure Disney+ series Edge of History was shown at Comic-Con, revealing the new treasure hunter who follows in the footsteps of Benjamin Franklin Gates.
The 15-second teaser offers the first look at star Lisette Olivera, who plays Jess Morales, a 20-year-old dreamer who embarks on an adventure to recover lost Pan-American treasures while uncovering shocking secrets about her family’s past light brings .
Jake Austin Walker, one of the attending stars at Ball Room 20, described the series as a “10 hour movie”.
The stars discussed the differences between the film, which took place before social media began, and concluded the panel with a who-knows-who best game among the stars and writers on stage, as well as a Q&A with fans. Yes, during this call executive producers Marianne and Cormac Wibberley, who wrote the original film National Treasure, were asked if Nicolas Cage would be returning for the show to reprise his starring role from the films. “We wanted him but he’s very busy,” Marianne said, with star Olivera noting that she hopes “maybe” they can get him to come one day.
The series follows the two National Treasure films from 2004 and 2007, which stars Cage as Ben Gates, a historian and treasure hunter who embarks on a series of dangerous quests including, of course, stealing the Declaration of Independence .
Although most of Morales’ adventures are unrelated to the original Cage films, Harvey Keitel will reprise his role as Peter Sadusky, and Justin Bartha will guest-star as Riley Poole, Ben’s best friend and computer whiz. Catherine Zeta-Jones also stars in the series alongside Zuri Reed, Jordan Rodrigues, Antonio Cipriano and Lyndon Smith.
National Treasure: Edge of History was first announced last year, with the series earning a 10-episode order for its first season. Original film producer Jerry Bruckheimer is on board with the Wibberleys as executive producer. Mira Nair is also executive producer and director of the show, which is being produced by Jerry Bruckheimer Television and ABC Signature.
In addition to the Disney+ show, a third National Treasure film is currently in development, with Bruckheimer producing and Bad Boys for Life screenwriter Chris Bremner writing the screenplay.
Watch the teaser for the National Treasure series below.
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