Let me head off your first question at the pass: Helen Mirren chose not to attend any of these premieres. And that’s because she’s in the sequel to this movie, National Treasure: Book of Secrets (to my mind, the superior National Treasure), and not National Treasure: Original Sauce. I am DELIGHTED that Dame Helen Mirren saw National Treasure: The First One and thought, “yes, I need to get in on this.” Anyway, prepare yourself for Nicolas Cage.
