Editing Peter Weir (section)

=== 2000s ===
In 2003, Weir returned to period dramas with ''[[Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World]]'', starring [[Russell Crowe]]. A screen adaptation from various episodes in [[Patrick O'Brian]]'s blockbuster adventure series set during the [[Napoleonic Wars]],<ref>{{cite news|last=French|first=Philip|date=November 22, 2003|title=Command performance|url=https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2003/nov/23/features.review17|work=[[The Guardian]]|access-date=March 1, 2021|archive-date=January 26, 2021|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210126121841/https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2003/nov/23/features.review17|url-status=live}}</ref> the film was well received by critics, but only mildly successful with mainstream audiences.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/master_and_commander_the_far_side_of_the_world/ | title=Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World (2003) | work=[[Rotten Tomatoes]] | publisher=[[Fandango Media|Fandango]] | access-date=October 20, 2020 | archive-date=October 29, 2020 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201029060611/https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/master_and_commander_the_far_side_of_the_world | url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world | title=Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World Reviews | work=[[Metacritic]] | publisher=[[CBS Interactive]] | access-date=October 1, 2015 | archive-date=September 28, 2015 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150928023828/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/master-and-commander-the-far-side-of-the-world | url-status=live }}</ref> Despite another nomination for [[Academy Award for Best Picture|Best Picture]] and [[List of accolades received by Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World|winning two Oscars]]—for frequent collaborator [[Russell Boyd]]'s cinematography and for sound effects editing—the film's box office success was moderate ($93&nbsp;million at the North American box office).<ref>{{cite web|last=Fuster|first=Jeremy|title='Master and Commander': 15th Anniversary of the Franchise That Never Was|website=[[TheWrap]]|date=November 13, 2018|url=https://www.thewrap.com/master-commander-15th-anniversary/|access-date=May 17, 2023}}</ref> The film grossed slightly better overseas, gleaning an additional $114&nbsp;million.

Weir had developed several other projects in the 2000s that never came to fruition, including an adaptation of ''The War Magician'' with actor [[Tom Cruise]], an adaptation of [[Robert Kurson]]'s novel ''[[Shadow Divers]]'', early development of a proposed [[Shantaram (novel)#Proposed film adaptation|''Shantaram'' film]] starring [[Johnny Depp]], and an adaptation of [[William Gibson]]'s [[sci-fi]] novel ''[[Pattern Recognition (novel)|Pattern Recognition]]''.<ref>{{cite news |last=Bell |first=Christopher |date=January 12, 2011 |title=Peter Weir Teases 3 Projects That Fell Apart In The '00s; Here's What They Might Be |url=https://www.indiewire.com/2011/01/peter-weir-teases-3-projects-that-fell-apart-in-the-00s-heres-what-they-might-be-120941/ |work=[[IndieWire]]}}</ref>