Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die
Directed by Gore Verbinski
Written by Matthew Robinson
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyJames Whitaker
Music by Geoff Zanelli
Production
companies
Distributed by Briarcliff Entertainment (United States)
Constantin Film (Germany)
Release dates
  • September 28, 2025 (2025-09-28)(Beyond Fest) [1]
  • January 30, 2026 (2026-01-30)(United States)
Countries
  • United States
  • Germany
LanguageEnglish

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die is an upcoming science fiction action adventure film directed by Gore Verbinski and written by Matthew Robinson.

Contents

It is scheduled to have its world premiere at Beyond Fest on September 28, 2025, and to be released in the United States on January 30, 2026 by Briarcliff Entertainment.

Premise

A man from the future travels to the past and recruits the patrons of a Los Angeles diner he arrives in to help combat a rogue artificial intelligence. [2]

Cast

Production

It was announced in February 2024 that Gore Verbinski was set to direct the film, with Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz and Juno Temple cast to star. [3]

Principal photography began in April 2024, in Cape Town. [4]

In September 2025, it was announced that Geoff Zanelli would compose the film's score. After providing additional music for Verbinski's Pirates of the Caribbean films and The Lone Ranger (2013), this will be the first film Verbinski has directed where Zanelli is the primary composer. [5]

Release

The film's world premiere is set to be held at the Beyond Fest on September 28, 2025, followed by a Q&A session with Verbinski, and is scheduled to be released in the United States by Briarcliff Entertainment on January 30, 2026. [6]

References

  1. https://beyondfest.com/film/good-luck-have-fun-dont-die/
  2. Northrup, Ryan (2024-05-06). "Gore Verbinski, Director Of Pirates Of The Caribbean & The Ring, Set To Direct First Movie In 8 Years". ScreenRant. Retrieved 2024-08-20.
  3. Wiseman, Andreas (February 16, 2024). "Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz & Juno Temple To Star In Gore Verbinski's Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die With Constantin Producing; North.Five.Six, CAA & Gersh Launching For EFM". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  4. Lodderhouse, Diana (May 6, 2024). "Constantin Production 'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die', Starring Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz & Juno Temple, Kicks Off Production In South Africa". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved May 6, 2024.
  5. "Geoff Zanelli Scoring Gore Verbinski's 'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die'". Film Music Reporter. September 4, 2025. Retrieved September 4, 2025.
  6. Kroll, Justin (September 2, 2025). "Briarcliff Entertainment Lands Rights To Pic 'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die' From Gore Verbinski". Deadline Hollywood . Retrieved September 2, 2025.