The Book of Secrets!
Justin Bartha, who played computer expert Riley Poole in 2004’s National Treasure2007, 2007 Book of Secrets: The National Treasure, will reprise his role in the new Disney+ series National Treasure.
Disney+ made the announcement on April 11th posting a photo of Bartha and co-star Lisette Alexis. It was captioned “Enlisting a specialist ‘treasure protector’.” We are pleased to welcome Justin Bartha, who will be playing the role of Riley Poole on #NationalTreasure’s #DisneyPlus!
Alexis stars on the show as Jess, “a brilliant and resourceful DREAMer who begins the adventure of a lifetime to uncover the truth about her family’s mysterious past and recover a lost Pan-American treasure,” according to the streamer.
She takes the franchise over from Nicolas CageBenjamin Gates, the treasure hunter in both. National Treasure films. It does not appear that Cage will be returning for the series—at least not yet. If we learned anything from the the movies, it’s that the world of treasure hunting is very unpredictable, so never say never.