In this adventure-filled sequel to the 2004 blockbuster
National Treasure,
Nicolas Cage reprises his role as artifact hunter and archaeologist
extraordinaire Ben Franklin Gates. In this outing, Gates learns of his own family's implication in the assassination of Abraham Lincoln by John Wilkes Booth. Gates must then locate the 18 missing pages to Booth's diary, not only to clear his family's name, but to unearth and connect several secrets, buried within the book, that point to a massive, global conspiracy. The film co-stars
Jon Voight,
Harvey Keitel, and
Helen Mirren as Ben's mother.
Jerry Bruckheimer returns as producer. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide