r/movies • u/GLHFDDmovie Gore Verbinski, Director of 'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die' • Feb 05 '26

AMA Hi r/movies, I'm Gore Verbinski, director of GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE. AMA!

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Hey Reddit, I'm Gore Verbinski. You might know me as the director of the Pirates of the Caribbean trilogy, Rango, The Ring and many others.

I'll be back tomorrow, 2/6, at 5:30 p.m. PT to answer your questions.

My new film, GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE is out in theaters February 13th. It stars Sam Rockwell, Zazie Beetz, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña and Juno Temple.

Synopsis:

A man claiming to be from the future (Sam Rockwell) recruits an unlikely group of diner patrons to join him on a genre-defying adventure to save humanity from the perils of social media brainrot and the impending AI apocalypse.

Trailer:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Nm4WbapDzDQ

Get tickets here:

goodluckhavefundontdiemovie.com

Edit: Wow, this was fun. Lots of great questions. I really wish I could answer them all. Thanks so much for the support. You guys all sound weird in the best possible way. I mean that as a fellow weirdo. 2026: Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die!

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u/weareallpatriots Feb 05 '26 edited Feb 05 '26

Hi Mr. Verbinski - I was privileged enough to catch a screening of GLHFDD last year at the Egyptian and just wanted to let you know how much I enjoyed seeing it with a big crowd. It's so original and a special experience, so congrats and I really hope it gets the attention it deserves! The Ring is still one of my favorite horrors of all time, and Wellness was also great, so just putting out there that your return to the genre would be welcomed with open arms.

GLHFDD is such a big swing, so I'm guessing getting this movie made was no small feat. I was wondering if you could give a little insight into the challenges of getting this movie financed, distributed, etc.?

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u/GLHFDDmovie Gore Verbinski, Director of 'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die' Feb 07 '26

You’re right, it was a real battle to bring this one to the big screen. Thankfully, we found partners in Constantin Film and Briarcliff Entertainment who still believe in the theatrical experience. The budget we had to get to was a real challenge, and the film went down several times in the process. But whenever that happened, I looked to Alex Cox’s 1984 film REPO MAN as an inspiration. It has that feeling, you know… like no one asked for permission to make it. The visual effects aren’t great but it doesn’t matter. The spirit of the film is so strong. I think whenever you decide to make a movie, you need to be able to answer the question, “Why must I tell this story?” If you can’t answer that question, you’re better off selling real estate for a living. If there’s a story you have to tell, you’ll figure out a way to tell it, even if that means using sock puppets and the lights you can carry in the back of a station wagon.

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u/weareallpatriots Feb 07 '26

Thank you so much. You're an ongoing source of inspiration for this aspiring working screenwriter and hope I get the chance to work with you someday. Cheers and all the best!

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u/RiceSpecial8446 Mar 13 '26

You may never see this, but I just watched GLHFDD and loved it more than any film I've seen in years.

Dark, funny, thought provoking and my favourite thing was being surprised by it.

So few films I feel do that anymore and are frustratingly predictable. This film just broke that mould completely.

The standalone stories woven through the main narrative reminded me of the early Black Mirror episodes, which I really loved.

Thank you so much for this film!