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[–] sxan@midwest.social 41 points 11 months ago (4 children)

Master and Commander. It's atmospheric and fun, and I'm sad they didn't make more with that cast.

[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 8 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I read something about that a while ago. If I recall correctly, it was intended to be a franchise, but Master and Commander was so incredibly expensive that they decided against it.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 3 points 11 months ago

Worth every penny, IMO.

[–] Che_Donkey@lemmy.ml 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I responded to this on another comment but from what I remember they got torpedoed by the MCU and thought they wouldn't be able to compete against them...however reading these comments here gives me hope as everyone seems to be over the CGIverse now.

[–] magnetosphere@kbin.social 1 points 11 months ago

That’s surprising. Master and Commander came out in 2003, years before the first MCU film was released.

[–] planetaryprotection@midwest.social 5 points 11 months ago (1 children)

In 2021 there was some planning/writing done for a prequel, but I don't think anything came of it.

That film is having a bit of a cultural comeback, so there's still hope.

[–] sxan@midwest.social 4 points 11 months ago

That's good to hear. I haven't read any of the books (not my preferred literary genre) so I didn't have a preconception of the Aubrey character. This sadly left me loving Russell Crow as Aubrey, and I'll have a hard time with anyone else playing him. Crow is 59, now; he might still be able to get away with it.

[–] WhyYesZoidberg@lemmy.world 5 points 11 months ago

Favourite movie of all time!

[–] ours@lemmy.world 4 points 11 months ago

And there's a whole bunch of more books to be adapted. That movie was so perfectly done I wish it had worked enough to allow a whole series of sequels.