History Trivia / MasterAndCommander

* HePannedItNowHeSucks: The opinion of many, including Russell Crowe himself, [[https://news.avclub.com/russell-crowe-admonishes-kids-these-days-for-failing-1846077453 after musician Ian McNabb called the film boring on Twitter.]]

* FakeIrish[=/=]FakeNationality: Maturin is half-Irish, half-Spanish. His actor, Creator/PaulBettany, is neither.

* DoingItForTheArt: Creator/PeterWeir insisted that the production use real cannons firing actual gunpowder charges in order to show realistic recoil and to capture live audio rather than using recorded cannon noises in post production. Weir experienced permanent hearing loss that he attributes to his decision.

* TechnologyMarchesOn: When presented with a model of the ''Acheron'' Aubrey admires the advanced design of her hull and comments on how fascinating it is to live in these "modern times."

* StillbornFranchise: The film adaptation had nearly the entire cast signed on for multiple sequels, ''and'' they bought the actual boat they used to make sure it was going to be available. Accordingly, it was well-received critically and made enough money to be deemed a financial success, but not enough to make the sequel a sure thing, and in the end it never happened. Both Weir and the principal cast have all said over and over that they'd love to do more, but this has never entered planning stage. Weir tends to take a long time in between his projects, and he has also said that shooting a film on water is the hardest thing a director can do, so he'd really need to be sure that it'd be worth it. There's also the matter that the [[ScrewedByTheLawyers sequel rights are in a game of musical chairs]] consisting of rival studios Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios[=/=]Creator/{{Disney}}, Creator/MiramaxFilms (now owned by Creator/{{Paramount}}, Samuel Goldwyn Films, and Creator/{{Universal}}. (the first one is exploring another way to return to the series, a prequel based on the first book)

* StillbornFranchise: The film adaptation had nearly the entire cast signed on for multiple sequels, ''and'' they bought the actual boat they used to make sure it was going to be available. Accordingly, it was well-received critically and made enough money to be deemed a financial success, but not enough to make the sequel a sure thing, and in the end it never happened. Both Weir and the principal cast have all said over and over that they'd love to do more, but this has never entered planning stage. Weir tends to take a long time in between his projects, and he has also said that shooting a film on water is the hardest thing a director can do, so he'd really need to be sure that it'd be worth it. There's also the matter that the [[ScrewedByTheLawyers sequel rights are in a game of musical chairs]] consisting of rival studios Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios[=/=]Creator/{{Disney}}, Creator/MiramaxFilms, Samuel Goldwyn Films, and Creator/{{Universal}}. (the first one is exploring another way to return to the series, a prequel based on the first book)

* StillbornFranchise: The film adaptation had nearly the entire cast signed on for multiple sequels, ''and'' they bought the actual boat they used to make sure it was going to be available. Accordingly, it was well-received critically and made enough money to be deemed a financial success, but not enough to make the sequel a sure thing, and in the end it never happened. Both Weir and the principal cast have all said over and over that they'd love to do more, but this has never entered planning stage. Weir tends to take a long time in between his projects, and he has also said that shooting a film on water is the hardest thing a director can do, so he'd really need to be sure that it'd be worth it. There's also the matter that the [[ScrewedByTheLawyers sequel rights are in a game of musical chairs]] consisting of rival studios Creator/TwentiethCenturyStudios[=/=]Creator/{{Disney}}, Creator/MiramaxFilms, Samuel Goldwyn Films, and Creator/{{Universal}}.

* StillbornFranchise: The film adaptation had nearly the entire cast signed on for multiple sequels, ''and'' they bought the actual boat they used to make sure it was going to be available. Accordingly, it was well-received critically and made enough money to be deemed a financial success, but not enough to make the sequel a sure thing, and in the end it never happened. Both Weir and the principal cast have all said over and over that they'd love to do more, but this has never entered planning stage. Weir tends to take a long time in between his projects, and he has also said that shooting a film on water is the hardest thing a director can do, so he'd really need to be sure that it'd be worth it. There's also the matter that the [[ScrewedByTheLawyers sequel rights are in a trifecta]] consisting of rival studios Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, Creator/MiramaxFilms, Samuel Goldwyn Films, and Creator/{{Universal}}.

* DyeingForYourArt: Jack Aubrey is supposed to be quite stout, and Creator/RussellCrowe attempted to gain the necessary weight but found that he couldn't, so the film had to settle for a captain who was only slightly overweight. Crowe and Creator/PaulBettany also learned to play the viola and cello, respectively, so that they could be filmed performing the proper bow and finger techniques.

* AbilityOverAppearance: In the books, Stephen Maturin is 5'6" and repeatedly described as odd-looking, small, and "distorted", while Creator/PaulBettany is 6'3", handsome, and taller than Creator/RussellCrowe. Despite this, you'd be hard-pressed to find an ''Literature/AubreyMaturin'' fan out there who ''doesn't'' think the guy absolutely ''nails'' the little surgeon, spy, and dorky naturalist in mannerisms and feel.

* AbilityOverAppearance: In the books, Stephen Maturin is 5'6" and repeatedly described as odd-looking, small, and "distorted", while Creator/PaulBettany is 6'3", handsome, and taller than Creator/RusselCrowe. Despite this, you'd be hard-pressed to find an ''Literature/AubreyMaturin'' fan out there who ''doesn't'' think the guy absolutely ''nails'' the little surgeon, spy, and dorky naturalist in general mannerisms and feel.

* StillbornFranchise: The film adaptation had nearly the entire cast signed on for multiple sequels, ''and'' they bought the actual boat they used to make sure it was going to be available. Accordingly, it was well-received critically and made enough money to be deemed a financial success, but not enough to make the sequel a sure thing, and in the end it never happened. Both Weir and the principal cast have all said over and over that they'd love to do more, but this has never entered planning stage. Weir tends to take a long time in between his projects, and he has also said that shooting a film on water is the hardest thing a director can do, so he'd really need to be sure that it'd be worth it. There's also the matter that the [[ScrewedByTheLawyers sequel rights are in a trifecta]] consisting of rival studios Creator/TwentiethCenturyFox, Creator/MiramaxFilms, Samuel Goldwyn Films and Creator/{{Universal}}.