Get out of the way, Benjamin Franklin Gates. Jess Morales is here.
That’s the name of the character that will star in a new episode of 10 National treasure show that it was just the go-ahead for Disney +. Written by Marianne and Cormac Wibberley (the same team behind the first two films) and directed by Mira Nair (Queen of Katwe), the new National treasure “It explores the timely issues of identity, community, historical authorship and patriotism, told from the point of view of Jess Morales, a 20-year-old DREAMer who, with her diverse group of friends, sets out on the adventure of a lifetime to discover her mysterious family history and recover a lost treasure “, according to Deadline.
Producer Jerry Bruckheimer is also on board and he was the one who spoke about the project last year. “We are certainly working on one for streaming and the other for the big screen,” Bruckheimer said about National treasure. “Hopefully, the two will come together and we will bring you another National treasure, but both are very active … Disney + is a much younger cast. It’s the same concept, but a young cast. The theater one would be the same cast. “
Disney has done a great job of taking its popular IPs and turning them into streaming content. High School Musical: The Musical: The Series as well as the next The Mighty Ducks: Game Changers these are just two examples of Disney not fully resurrecting a franchise, but using its DNA to bring in new audiences and please older fans. This new, multicultural National treasure it seems to be just that. And, according to the report, the film is still a possibility too. So maybe Benjamin Franklin Gates of Nicolas Cage will actually be able to ride once again.
No word on when the National treasure show will debut on the streamer, but at the end of next year or even in 2023 it is a safe bet. New writers are being brought on board now and you can assume that the cast can’t be far behind.
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