Secret of the Tomb Original Script

Secret of the Tomb Original Script
Status Lost
Existence Unconfirmed

"First time we came alive, it took some getting used to."

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The first draft of NatM 3, the final one missing of the original trilogy. This search is huge, and something that has a dedicated team searching for it. If you want to help, contact the Search!

For brevity, we will be referring to Michael Anthony Steele's Secret of the Tomb novel adaptation as "the junior novel".

Contents
  1. What We Know
  2. Alleged to Exist
  3. Dead Ends
  4. References

What We Know

These are the segments, scenes, and lines that we know to exist from what we've found. They are listed in order of appearance in the film's chronology (or, in the order they would have appeared in if they made it in). Due to how much time it takes to make things like toys and clothes, merch teams get older versions of projects so that merch can be ready by release. This means that the novelizations and deleted scenes for Secret of the Tomb contain scenes that didn't make it to the film itself.

Sequence Description Deleted Scenes Junior Novel Production Art Other Sightings
Minis Stealing Toothpicks The Romans use their catapults to fire the Westerners onto the bar in the planetarium, who then steal toothpicks. ❌ ❌ ✅[1] ❔
Hand Kiss Lancelot kisses Larry's hand. ❌ ✅ ❔ ✅Bonus Features
Meeting Cleopatra A scene where the main gang stops by Cleopatra, and she kisses Larry. ❌ ✅ ❌ ✅Bonus Features
Viral Hits and Lord Nelson Jed and Octavius mention the potential viral fame they'd get if they recorded the lions playing. The statue of Lord Nelson in Trafalgar Square comes alive and asks to come down from his pedestal. ❌ ✅ ✅[3] ❔
Lancelot Line Change LANCELOT: Do you know how long I've dreamed of coming home? ❌ ✅ ❔ ❔
McPhee Sees the Tablet Glow McPhee sees the tablet glow without Tilly. ✅ ✅ ❔ ❔

Alleged to Exist

"We've run out of time."

This section may contains disturbing content. Reader discretion advised!

The sources for these lines are not confirmed or reliable. Take them with a grain of salt.

Ahkmenrah's Death Confirmation

While the NATM 2 original script did confirm that Ahkmenrah was murdered by Kahmunrah,[2] it is unknown as to how he was murdered. The following lines are advocated by a single source on Twitter, who refuses to share the original script. It is likely that these lines were entirely fabricated.

MEHRENKAHRE: "It was the darkest and hardest day of my life when I lost you, you were butchered. I'll never forget your mother running in and screaming your name, she couldn't believe that you were gone."
SHEPSEHERET: "A parent's grief is one of the worst, especially when my young gorgeous boy had been slashed into pieces."

Dead Ends

The following sites do not have the script as of 30 July 2025. The Search itself will check these sites occasionally in case of updates.

References
  1. Cawood, Michael (uploader). Night at the Museum 3: Previs. 2 January 2015 (accessed 30 July 2025). https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=34i3WqGlu9Q.
  2. Lennon, Thomas and Robert Ben Garant (writers). Night at the Museum: Escape from the Smithsonian. 4 November 2007 (accessed 30 July 2025). https://natmsearch.neocities.org/scripts/NAM2.pdf. Scene 64.
  3. Prado, Raymond (artist). NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM 3 - TRAFALGAR - FULL SEQUENCE. 29 - 30 November 2013 (accessed 14 December 2025). https://www.raymondprado.com/#/new-gallery/.
Sources are cited in Kennesaw Style.
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