This would likely mean recasting the roles of Jack Aubrey and Stephen Maturin, given Crowe's and Bettany's age and the earlier setting in their lives.
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Instead, 20th Century Studios (as it's now known after Disney's acquisition in 2019) announced that they would produce a Master and Commander prequel movie as a part of the franchise, written by Patrick Ness, and likely based on the first book in the Aubrey-Maturin series, which features the first meeting of the main characters. Since the film was not profitable, the sequel that the filmmakers wanted weren't greenlit - and 17 years later, there are still no plans for a Master and Commander sequel, despite Crowe hinting in 2017 that he heard "whispers" that the sequel could finally happen. Even though Russell Crowe was at the height of his movie stardom after Gladiator in 2000, Master and Commander didn't dominate the box office as 20th Century Fox's head Tom Rothman, who championed the expensive prestige picture, had hoped. The historical epic also lost out to Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King at the Oscars. Related: How Gladiator 2 Can Bring Back Russell Crowe's Maximusĭespite its critical acclaim and 10 Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture and Best Director for Peter Weir, Master and Commander only grossed $212-million worldwide. To achieve its impressive verisimilitude, Master and Commander shot for several months on an authentically-created set in a water tank soundstage, with an additional 10-days of filming on the high seas on a budget of $150 million.
As the situation worsens for the Surprise, Aubrey continues to chase his enemy across the oceans, and Maturin forces the Captain to confront the possibility that his own ego is placing his ship and his crew in danger.
Despite Aubrey's skills as a seaman, the Acheron continually outsails and outfights him.
Aubrey's closest friend on his ship containing 197 souls is Stephen Maturin (Paul Bettany), the ship's surgeon. Set in 1805, Captain Jack Aubrey is tasked with battling a French privateer, the Acheron, to prevent Napoleon's navy from gaining control of the Pacific. Master and Commander combined elements from several of O'Brian's novels, but the basic story was adapted from The Far Side of the World.
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