Behind-the-Scenes of Gore Verbinski’s ‘Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die’

by Alex Billington
February 4, 2026
Source: YouTube

“Gore’s been describing the movie as ‘psychotic opera’ – which I feel like is really accurate.” Oh yes – I’m in! Briarcliff Ent. has revealed a fantastic 5-minute behind-the-scenes promo video for their epic new sci-fi movie titled Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die. It’s dropping into theaters this February and it’s a must watch for any/every sci-fi geek out there. A man claiming to be from our AI-ravaged future takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner (Norms!) hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a quest to save the world from technology. Fun critical commentary on Artificial Intelligence, computers, and how dumb we all are, with some wacky clever ideas following this guy from the future attempting to save humanity. Will he pull it off? Sam Rockwell stars as future man, with Michael Peña, Juno Temple, Haley Lu Richardson, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chandhry, and Tom Taylor. This is the latest movie from filmmaker Gore Verbinski since making A Cure for Wellness in 2016 – we also posted a video recently where he talks about his other film influences behind it. Everyone in this video seems to love working with Gore & his vibe on set. “We put our trust in this man, and he’s taken us home.” Get everyone you know and go see this film and have a blast.

Here’s the behind-the-scenes video for Gore Verbinski’s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, on YouTube:

You can view the crazy official trailer for Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die right here for even more footage.

A “man from the future” (starring Sam Rockwell) appears at a Los Angeles diner with an urgent mission: to recruit the exact mix of disgruntled patrons needed for a one-night, six-block quest to stop a rogue artificial intelligence from destroying the world. Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is directed by visionary American filmmaker Gore Verbinski, director of many iconic movies including Mousehunt, The Mexican, The Ring, The Weather Man, the original Pirates of the Caribbean Trilogy: The Curse of the Black Pearl & Dead Man’s Chest & At World’s End, Rango, The Lone Ranger, and A Cure for Wellness. The screenplay is written by Matthew Robinson (of Monster Trucks, Dora and the Lost City of Gold, Love and Monsters). Produced by Gore Verbinski, Robert Kulzer, Erwin Stoff, Oly Obst, Denise Chamian. This initially premiered at Fantastic Fest & Beyond Fest 2025 this fall. Briarcliff Ent. will debut Verbinski’s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die in theaters nationwide starting February 13th, 2026 coming up. Who’s ready to rock with this?

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