National Treasure 3 director says sequel will address modern politics
Director Jon Turteltaub stated that the third National Treasure film has a finished script approved by Disney and will need to address modern political divisions. Turteltaub made the comments during a live recording of the National Treasure Hunt podcast in Philadelphia. The first two films were released in 2004 and 2007, with the sequel grossing $460 million worldwide.
47
Divergence score
This event sits in the top 6% of divergence this week. 3 outlets covered it, splitting into 2 framing camps across 1 bias group.
2 camps
1 bias group
The spectrum · how 3 outlets placed this story
LeftCenterRight
Breitbart
Washington Times
Daily Wire
Supportive of action
Neutral
Dismissive
Critical
Alarmist
International angle
Widest split · the two outlets furthest apart, and who published first
Furthest apart on this story
Breitbart
Nolte: 'National Treasure' Director Promises to Ruin Sequel with Politics
woke Disney ruining beloved franchise · negative
Washington Times
'National Treasure 3' director says film can't ignore politics
director acknowledges political climate · neutral
First to report
- Breitbartfirst
- Washington Times+18 min
- Daily Wire+69.6 h
By each outlet's earliest publish time in this story. Feeds that index slowly can appear later than they printed.
The split, in one line
Breitbart frames the inclusion of politics as Disney promising to ruin a beloved franchise, while the Washington Times treats Turteltaub's comments as a neutral can't ignore politics production note.
How each outlet covered it
Lightly covered so far
Too few outlets to map a left-right split. Here is each take as it stands.
Sparse coverage · 2 outlets
“Nolte: 'National Treasure' Director Promises to Ruin Sequel with Politics”
“'National Treasure 3' director says film can't ignore politics”
8 tracked claims across 3 outlets
Fact ledger
All8Claimed5Corroborated3
1/3
Claimed
National Treasure: Book of Secrets grossed $460 million worldwide
Corroborated
Disputed
7 more tracked claimsSign up free to see the full ledger