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GOOD LUCK, HAVE FUN, DON’T DIE: First Look Now Online For The New Action Comedy Romp Starring Sam Rockwell

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die is what’s in store for those of you eyeing the 2026 calendar for new films. Gore Verbinski directed the new action comedy adventure which just bowed at Fantastic Fest and was picked up by Briarcliff Entertainment just earlier this month. A man claiming to be from the future takes the patrons of an iconic Los Angeles diner hostage in search of unlikely recruits in a quest to save the world. The cast is led Sam Rockwell, Haley Lu Richardson, Michael Peña, Zazie Beetz, Asim Chandhry, Tom Taylor, and Juno Temple for the film’s January 30 release. Verbinski directs from a script by Matthew Robinson, and produces alongside Robert Kulzer, Erwin Stoff, Oly Obst, and Denise Chamian. Check out a first look below!

BEAT THE REAPER Crime Novel Adaptation Lands Sebastian Stan To Star

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Marvel fans can expect to catch I, Tonya co-star, actor Sebastian Stan in superheroic form on April 27 in Marvel’s The Avengers: Infinity War. In the meantime, the word now via Jeff Sneider’s exclusive over at The Tracking Board confirms the actor’s latest attachment to a project that’s been a long time coming. The film in question pertains to Beat The Reaper, an adaptation from its 2009 debut novel of the same name from author Josh Bazell for which the rights were acquired by New Regency a few years later. Billions series creators Brian Koppelman and David Levien penned the script which sees Stan in the role of a young ER doctor forced to fight for his life from old enemies out to destroy him when a patient recognizes him from his past mafia life. Noted Pirates Of The Carribean franchise co-helmer Gore Verbinski will direct […]

Gore Verbinski’s GAMBIT To Show Its Hand On Valentines Day, 2019

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Trade news sources are finally confirming the initial basics of what’s what with the long-vegetating Gambit live-action adaptation set up at 20th Century Fox. With Channing Tatum already set up to star for director Gore Verbinski following recent reports, Marvel fans can check back in on Valentines Day – February 14, 2019 to catch the faved X-Men character on the big screen. Gambit was created by Jim Lee and Chris Clairemont and unveiled in X-Men comic book universe beginning in 1990, sporting a cajun accent with impeccable charm and the ability to charge most objects with kinetic energy, rendering them explosive. Tatum has long been in the running to star, and much to the delight of executives at Fox, including Lauren Shuler Donner who has produced all of the studio’s Marvel X-Men movies so far, including Jackman’s final Wolverine performance this year in Logan in addition to upcoming entries, X-Men: Dark Phoenix and The New Mutants […]

GAMBIT: Gore Verbinski In Talks To Helm The Long-Gestating Marvel/X-Men Adaptation

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I’m not a praying man but I have certainly been hoping at the very least that the last several years of Gambit movie hype haven’t entirely been for naught. A revolving door of on-again/off-again coverage all but lies in this projects wake while we can at least feel thankful that actor Channing Tatum has stayed committed, and rumors stirring of Bond franchise star Daniel Craig’s involvement as Marvel villain Mr. Sinister could make things a bit more promising. Alas, the important part here at least is whether or not this film is going to get a damn director and it’s been VERY frustrating. With any luck, perhaps Pirates Of The Caribbean franchise co-helmer Gore Verbinski can be the man at the helm as talks are now underway for the filmmaker to sit in according to trade reports at Deadline and The Hollywood Reporter on Thursday. Verbinski’s confirmation, if to be, […]