EXCLUSIVE: 20th Century is looking to head back to the high seas as sources tell Deadline the studio is developing a new Master and Commander pic with A Monster Calls scribe Patrick Ness adapting the script.
Insiders add it is still early days and no director or talent are attached at this time.The 2004 adaptation Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World, directed by Peter Weir, was set during the Napoleonic Wars and follows Capt.
Jack Aubrey, played by Russell Crowe, a brash British captain who pushes his ship and crew to their limits in pursuit of a formidable French war vessel around South America.
Paul Bettany also starred in the film, which went on to make more then $200 million worldwide and received 10 Oscar nominations for
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