It’s been 20 years since the original National Treasure movies and well, we don’t like to acknowledge that because well, makes a person feel old (number wise that is). But the movies remain timeless. Now, when a movie or television show is rebooted, it’s normal to feel nervous. It’s normal to feel skeptical.
Justin Bartha felt skeptical when hearing about National Treasure: Edge of History. When speaking to Variety, he opened up about the skepticism.
He then had this to say, “But when I looked past my initial skepticism, I was excited to see what it was going to be. I have kids now, and I’m really desperate for something to watch with them. We made the original National Treasure almost 20 years ago, and those two movies are basically the only two movies I’ve ever made that my kids can watch. Being able to do something that my daughters can watch was what got me past the skepticism.”
Does that mean that he was anxious to be a part of the television show? Bartha said, “To be honest, I didn’t jump aboard right away. But after talking with them and looking at my daughters, it was tough to turn my back.”
We’re definitely glad that he didn’t. Riley is one of our favorite parts of the franchise.
National Treasure: Edge of History is streaming now on Disney+.
