arrested by claiming Ben saved him from the tunnel's accidental closing. Ben ensures that Mitch receives joint credit for the discovery, rekindles his relationship with Abigail, and clears Thomas Gates' name by proving that Booth had consulted him about the treasure, not the assassination. The scene ends just as Ben is about to reveal to the President what page 47 says, hinting at a third film. Cast Nicolas Cage as Benjamin Franklin "Ben" Gates, treasure hunter, historian and cryptologist Justin Bartha as Riley Poole, computer expert and author, Ben's best friend Diane Kruger as Dr. Abigail Chase, Director of Document Conservation at the National Archives, Ben's ex-girlfriend Jon Voight as Patrick Henry Gates, Ben's father who is divorced from his wife Emily Helen Mirren as Dr. Emily Appleton-Gates, professor of Native American Studies, Ben's mother who is divorced from her husband, Patrick Ed Harris as Mitchell "Mitch" Wilkinson, a black market dealer Harvey Keitel as FBI Special Agent Peter Sadusky Armando Riesco as FBI Special Agent Hendricks Alicia Coppola as FBI Special Agent Spellman Albert Hall as Dr. Nichols Bruce Greenwood as President of the United States Ty Burrell as Connor, White House curator, Abigail's new boyfriend. Randy Travis makes a cameo appearance, performing at the Mount Vernon party. Small supporting parts are played by Joel Gretsch and Billy Unger as Gates's ancestors Thomas Gates and Charles Carroll Gates; Christian Camargo as John Wilkes Booth; Brent Briscoe as Michael O'Laughlen; and Zachary Gordon as a boy who gets into a heated argument with Gates over a Lincoln conspiracy. In France, Guillaume Gallienne and Scali Delpeyrat appear (uncredited) as the French policemen. Production It was stated in the first film's commentary that there were no plans for a sequel, but due to the first film's impressive box-office performance (earning $347.5 million worldwide), a sequel was given the go-ahead in 2005. Many scenes of historic locations were filmed on location, including the scenes at Mount Vernon and Mount Rushmore. Filming at Mount Rushmore took longer than initially scheduled, due to inclement weather and the decision to change the setting of additional scenes to the area around Mount Rushmore to take advantage of the Black Hills backdrop. The scene at the beginning of the film in which Riley is signing copies of his book of the Templar Treasure until his Ferrari is confiscated by the IRS took place at the street level Borders