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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

Berlinale Special Gala 2026
© Constantin Film Distribution GmbH
A “man from the future” enters a diner in Los Angeles. What initially looks like a stickup soon turns out to be a much stranger proposition: he has to recruit the exact right combination of people from the customers present to embark on a nighttime mission to save the world from an artificial intelligence. It requires only a little persuasion and the “gentle” threat to blow up the entire joint for him to secure the volunteers. This motley crew then plunges itself into a dystopian adventure in a constant race against time. With zombie teenagers, robot dolls run amok and all manner of other bizarre things on the rampage – Good luck, have fun, don’t die!

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by Gore Verbinski (Director), Matthew Robinson (Screenplay)
with Sam Rockwell, Juno Temple, Haley Lu Richardson, Zazie Beetz, Michael Peña, Asim Chaudry Germany / USA 2025 English 134' Colour European premiere Rating R 16

With

  • Sam Rockwell
  • Juno Temple
  • Haley Lu Richardson
  • Zazie Beetz
  • Michael Peña
  • Asim Chaudry

Crew

Director Gore Verbinski
Screenplay Matthew Robinson
Cinematography James Whitaker
Editing Craig Wood
Music Geoff Zanelli
Sound Design Erik Aadahl, David Bach, Malte Bieler
Production Design David Brisbin
Costumes Neil McClean
Make-Up Marika Weber-Collop
Casting Denise Chamian, Liz Ludwitzke
Producers Gore Verbinski, Robert Kulzer, Erwin Stoff, Oly Obst, Denise Chamian
Executive Producers Oliver Berben, Matthew Robinson, Richard Wright, George Parra, Michael Rothstein, Samuel Hall, Warren Goz

Produced by

Constantin Film

München, Germany

Blind Wink Productions

Pasadena, USA

3 Arts Entertainment

Beverly Hills, USA

Photos

Press Conference

Red Carpet

Gore Verbinski

© Sela Shiloni (Courtesy of Blind Wink Productions)

The American director and producer made his feature film debut in 1997 with Mouse Hunt. He followed it with works including The Mexican, The Ring, the first three films in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise, The Weather Man, The Lone Ranger and A Cure for Wellness. With Rango, he won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature along with further international awards. His often genre-crossing projects combine visual opulence with character-centred storytelling. Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is his eleventh feature film.

Filmography

1997 Mouse Hunt 2001 The Mexican 2002 The Ring 2003 Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2005 The Weather Man 2006 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest 2007 Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End 2011 Rango 2013 The Lone Ranger 2016 A Cure For Wellness 2025 Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die

Bio- & filmography as of Berlinale 2026