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.