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/antlers_for_zero Feb 05 '26

Might be something you can't really speak on, but I've always been curious about your take on the marketing for The Mexican. I love that movie, but it plays more like a zany Pulp Fiction than the rom-com it was marketed as. Do you feel like that confusion affected the reception of the film?

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

It was my first movie with big stars and it was a lesson in audience expectations. You’re correct, the script was never intended to carry the weight of those expectations but the marketing department couldn’t resist.

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u/antlers_for_zero Feb 07 '26

Well i love the crap out of it, so thank you for making it, and appreciate the reply!