With co-star Diane Kruger Credit: Warner Bros.

He's baaaaaack! One of impressive actor Nicolas Cage's most popular roles is that of historical artifact hunter Ben Gates in National Treasure. Get ready for another Gates adventure in National Treasure: Book of Secrets. Cage is noted for his wild and wide variety of roles. The last you might have seen was Nic with his skull on fire as Ghost Rider. He's also a filmmaker involved in a documentary on Sting's hot classic band The Police.

The Oscar-winning actor is usually quite forthcoming in interviews and was happy to talk about doing a sequel for the first time because of his love for the character and subject matter. Nic was also candid about how becoming a dad and family man has changed him and what his family Christmas plans are this year. He even told us a funny story about his best Christmas gift as a child and how he loved working with Helen Mirren on whom he'd once been crushin' as a younger guy. Looking dapper in a black suit and gray shirt, Nic sat down to talk to us...whoops, his phone goes off. It's his wife. He'll catch her later....

TeenHollywood: You've never done a sequel to one of your films before. What was it about the Ben Gates character and this story that drew you in?