Col­lider had the oppor­tu­nity to catch up with pro­ducer Jerry Bruck­heimer at the National Trea­sure: Book of Secrets jun­ket. In doing so they man­aged to reveal a num­ber of inter­est­ing new details about the film’s sched­ule (albeit in some ter­ri­bly phrased Eng­lish).

The impor­tant points to take from the interview:

• Nobody has been cast
• The movie may become a franchise
• Film­ing is set to start in June, if the writer’s strikes get resolved.

Some quotes:

Jerry Bruck­heimer: We hired a very inter­est­ing direc­tor – Mike Newell – who did one of the Harry Potter’s and also did Don­nie Brasco and he’s a very inven­tive, inge­nious direc­tor and I think he’s going to bring some­thing really spe­cial to it. […]

Q: Is this one of these prop­er­ties that you envi­sion the pos­si­bil­ity of a franchise […]?

Jerry Bruck­heimer: Yes. It’s a big pro­duc­tion and if they work it’s another char­ac­ter that you can take on other adventures.

Q: Do you have any cast­ing on it?

Jerry Bruck­heimer: Not yet.