'National Treasure' director predicts upcoming third film won't be able to 'ignore' politics

This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. ©2026 FOX News Network, LLC. All rights reserved. Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes. Market data provided by Factset. Powered and implemented by FactSet Digital Solutions. Legal Statement. Mutual Fund and ETF data provided by LSEG. Laura Ingraham and publicist AJ Rice discuss Mick Jagger's performance philosophy, contrasting it with artists like Bruce Springsteen who they feel lecture audiences. Jagger believes his job is to make people forget their problems. "National Treasure" director Jon Turteltaub suggested Friday that politics was a factor in delaying the third film in the Nicolas Cage-led franchise and predicted the issue would be addressed in the new sequel. During a live recording of the "National Treasure Hunt" podcast in Philadelphia, Turteltaub confirmed to an audience that "National Treasure 3" was "finally real" with a finished script approved by him and Disney. The original film, "National Treasure," came out in 2004 with its sequel, "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," premiering three years later in 2007. Both were directed by Turteltaub. 16 PATRIOTIC MOVIES T