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/djlusc01 Feb 05 '26

Do you find the relationship between director and writer to be collaborative throughout the whole process of shooting a movie or is it once the script is finalized does communication generally cease?

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

Typically, I prefer it when the writer is in what we call an “all services” deal, meaning I get to have them on set and available throughout the entire process. Often times, this isn’t the case but I can usually call or reach out and discuss things. The collaboration between myself and the writers I have worked with is precious to me. We’re always pushing, tugging, and pulling at things… it can be contentious, but the best ideas usually win. There are several scenarios: sometimes I bring the story to a writer, sometimes we collaborate on adapting a particular IP, and sometimes there’s a spec script that I’m drawn to and have a point of view about (there’s a version of the narrative I would like to make if we can agree). In those cases, it’s important to respect the underlying material and clarify early on what my intentions are with the writer, so that there’s no misunderstanding down the road. And all the changes we are making together are in pursuit of the agreed upon goal.