Director Gore Verbinski was riding high for a while. He got his feature career started with Mouse Hunt and the Brad Pitt / Julia Roberts movie The Mexican, then followed his hit remake of The Ring with a trilogy of Pirates of the Caribbean movies (and dropping an underrated Nicolas Cage movie into the mix along the way). Things got bumpy the animated movie Rango was followed by The Lone Ranger, one of the biggest box-office bombs of all time. He brought us the psychological thriller A Cure for Wellness in 2017… and nothing since. He’s had a number of projects in the works, but they never moved forward. He was attached to a live-action adaptation of Bioshock for many years before the project was shelved and was also in talks to direct the Gambit movie starring Channing Tatum. One of the last projects Verbinski was said to be working on was an adaptation of George R.R. Martin’s The Sandkings for Netflix, but we haven’t heard any updates on the project for a while.
Thankfully, he did finally manage to get one project into production: the mind-bending sci-fi adventure Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die. The film is aiming for a February 13, 2026 theatrical release and promises to be completely unhinged… and if you lost your job to AI, you might even be able to get a free ticket to a showing.
Cast and Synopsis
Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die follows a man who claims to be from the future and takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a quest to save the world. Sam Rockwell (JoJo Rabbit, Iron Man 2) stars alongside Haley Lu Richardson (The Edge of Seventeen, The White Lotus), Michael Peña (Narcos: Mexico, Jack Ryan), Zazie Beetz (Joker, Deadpool 2), and Juno Temple (Ted Lasso, Venom: The Last Dance). The screenplay written by Matthew Robinson, who co-wrote The Invention of Lying with Ricky Gervais and Love and Monsters with Brian Duffield.
Early reactions to the film have been very positive, so I’m looking forward to seeing it. It has been given an R rating for pervasive language, violence, some grisly images and brief sexual content.
Free Ticket
Feverup.com and Briarcliff Entertainment are offering free tickets to Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die for people who have lost their jobs to AI, on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Info: First 1000 signups will get 2 FREE tickets! Stop AI before it takes over another role. Sign up today and share your story on instagram (tag @goodluckhavefundontdie and @briarcliffent). If you are within the first 1000 signups, you will receive your coupon to purchase 2 free tickets within 2 days of the end of the promotional period. The promotional period ends on 23:59 PT, Sunday February 8, 2026. One entry per person. Age requirement: 18+. Legal terms and conditions can be found at the Feverup link.
Have you lost a job to AI, and will you be signing up for free tickets to Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die? Let us know by leaving a comment below. JoBlo’s own Chris Bumbray has already seen the film and gave it an 8/10 review you can read HERE.
