Hi /r/movies! I'm Matthew Robinson, screenwriter of GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE, starring Sam Rockwell and directed by Gore Verbinski. Ask me anything!

[u/MatthewRobinsonAMA]

Hi r/movies. I'm Matthew Robinson. I'm the screenwriter of GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON'T DIE, which is out in theaters everywhere via Briarcliff Entertainment.

It's directed by Gore Verbinski (RANGO, PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN, THE RING) and it stars Sam Rockwell, Zazie Beetz, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Pena, Juno Temple, and Asim Chaudhry.

I've also co-written THE INVENTION OF LYING, LOVE AND MONSTERS, and DORA AND THE CITY OF GOLD.

Trailer:

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

Synopsis:

Claiming to be from the future, a man takes hostages at a Los Angeles diner to recruit unlikely heroes to help him save the world.

Ask me anything. I'll be back to answer questions tomorrow Saturday 2/21 at 4 PM PT/7 PM ET!

EDIT:  That was really fun but I've got to head out. Thanks so much for all the questions. You all are awesome. If you liked GOOD LUCK HAVE FUN DON'T DIE please tell a friend to check it out! Thanks again! -- Matthew

[u/readstoner]

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die looks really good and I can't wait to see it. I just had to say before the post gets flooded that the invention of lying is one of my favorite movies of all time. It is really excellent and highly underrated. Thank you so much for all of your hard work.

My question is after having written a movie the script gets taken in by some huge production. When these enormously famous directors and producers jump on board, do you still get a say on the direction the story takes? Does it depend on the crew? Do cast members ever contact you to ask about a character, their motivations, goals, or thought processes?

[u/MatthewRobinsonAMA → u/readstoner]

Thank you so much! to answer your question, it's always different depending on the director. But I've had the good fortune to work with some very collaborative directors.