🚀Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die (2026) — Sam Rockwell Leads a Time-Twisting Sci-Fi Thriller from Gore Verbinski | In Theaters February 13

“He came from the future. He’s got one rule: survive long enough to save it.” ⚡

A new kind of time-travel story is about to explode onto the big screen. Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die, directed by Gore Verbinski and starring Sam Rockwell, delivers a wild mix of dark comedy, suspense, and chaos when one stranger’s warning about the end of the world turns a late-night diner into ground zero for humanity’s last hope.

This isn’t your usual apocalypse movie—it’s loud, clever, and unpredictable. The countdown to destruction begins February 13, 2026, only in theaters.

🎬 Movie Overview

Title	Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die
Genre	Action • Sci-Fi • Comedy • Thriller
Director	Gore Verbinski
Writer	Matthew Robinson
Producers	Gore Verbinski, Robert Kulzer, Erwin Stoff, Oliver Obst, Denise Chamian
Starring	Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chaudhry, Tom Taylor, Juno Temple
Runtime	2 hours 9 minutes
Rating	R
Release Date	February 13, 2026 (United States)
Language	English

🕰️ Plot — A Stranger Walks Into a Diner

Los Angeles, late at night. A handful of weary souls sit in a faded diner when a man storms in claiming he’s from the future. Within minutes, their lives change forever.

The man—played by Sam Rockwell—isn’t after money or fame. He’s after help. Somewhere in that diner sits the key to stopping a rogue artificial intelligence that will soon destroy the world. He needs recruits, not hostages. But when no one believes him, panic takes over and a tense standoff erupts.

Each patron carries a secret, and every choice rewrites the timeline. The future is collapsing fast, and saving it will demand sacrifice, trust, and a sense of humor dark enough to face the end.

In a single night, strangers become soldiers, and the clock never stops ticking.

🌟 Main Cast

Actor	Character	Description
Sam Rockwell	The Man From the Future	A quick-witted traveler racing to prevent humanity’s extinction.
Haley Lu Richardson	Ingrid	A small-town waitress whose courage anchors the chaos.
Michael Peña	Mark	A cynical officer dragged into a battle that defies reason.
Zazie Beetz	Janet	A talk-show host who thrives on conspiracy—until one becomes real.
Juno Temple	Susan	A musician whose lost song hides an unexpected connection to the mission.
Asim Chaudhry	Carl	The diner regular who cracks jokes until things get deadly serious.

🎥 Direction & Style

Gore Verbinski brings his signature blend of imagination and tension back to the screen—slick visuals, surreal humor, and an eye for chaos that turns a single location into an entire battlefield of time. The cinematography shifts between neon-soaked present and flashes of fractured futures, blurring where reality ends and destiny begins.

The screenplay by Matthew Robinson balances razor-sharp wit with moral weight: can people who barely trust each other save a timeline none of them understand?

💥 Why It Stands Out

• Sam Rockwell at his unpredictable best—equal parts hero and madman.

• Genre fusion that clicks—sci-fi tension meets darkly funny dialogue.

• A single-night story that unravels like a ticking bomb.

• Themes of humanity vs. technology, hope vs. inevitability, all wrapped in sleek action sequences.

This is the kind of movie that keeps audiences guessing until the lights come up.

🗓️ Release Details

Event	Date	Details
Festival Debut	Fall 2025 (Fantastic Fest premiere)	Early buzz for its originality and Rockwell’s performance
US Release	February 13, 2026	Wide theatrical launch
Distributor	Briarcliff Entertainment	Nationwide release
Runtime	2 hours 9 minutes	Every minute counts

⏳ Final Take

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die turns a simple diner into the frontline of humanity’s last stand. Fueled by sharp writing, an unpredictable cast, and Gore Verbinski’s visual flair, it’s a cinematic shot of adrenaline with something real to say about time, fate, and the choices that define us.

“The future can’t be saved by perfect people—it needs the desperate ones willing to try.”

🎟️ Only in theaters February 13, 2026.Good luck. Have fun. And… don’t die.