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‘Master and Commander’ Prequel in the Works From ‘Chaos Walking’ Writer
Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMoviegoers will soon find out what happened when Captain Jack Aubrey met Dr. Stephen Maturin.20th Century has tapped screenwriter Patrick Ness to cook up another “Master and Commander” film, one that will likely draw on the first book in Patrick O’Brian’s beloved Aubrey–Maturin series.Those novels inspired the 2003 epic “Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World,” which nabbed 10 Oscar nominations and a boatload of great reviews when it opened in theaters.
