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Why Is It So Hard To Make A BioShock Movie?

'BioShock' is one of the greatest video games ever made, but its journey to the screen has been a troublesome one.

Inverse

From Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die to Tracey Emin: your complete entertainment guide to the week ahead

Sam Rockwell stars in Gore Verbinski’s madcap sci-fi comedy, and the YBA Goat is back with a new exhibition at the Tate Modern

The Guardian - UK

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die review – An AI satire that’s the work of a very angry filmmaker

3/5 The director of the original ‘Pirates of the Caribbean’ embraces his darker, more idiosyncratic streak with this flawed but intriguingly cranky sci-fi film starring Sam Rockwell

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'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die' feels like '12 Monkeys' meets 'Shaun of the Dead' and a whole lot of AI dread (review)

Sam Rockwell rocks as a mad time traveler saving the world from a rogue AI in Gore Verbinski's new film "Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die."

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Gore Verbsinski’s Anti-AI Movie Let Its Cast Have Fun With Stunts [INTERVIEW]

'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die' is in theaters now.

The Mary Sue

‘Heroism Is Grungy.’ What Critics Are Saying About The Sci-Fi Comedy Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die

Gore Verbinski returns to filmmaking with Sam Rockwell leading the charge against A.I.

Cinemablend

'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die' Ending Explained: Was It All A Simulation?

Gore Verbinski reveals why the cliffhanger ending of his new sci-fi action comedy was intentional, and what it says about the revolution against AI.

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Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die review – AI is the bad guy in lively yet overstuffed caper

There’s fun to be had in Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski’s satisfyingly tech-fearing adventure – but some restraint wouldn’t have gone amiss

The Guardian - US

2026's Weirdest Sci-Fi Apocalypse Movie Was 6 Years In The Making

Gore Verbinski reveals why the AI action-comedy 'Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die' is his first feature film in 10 years.

Inverse

Pirates of the Caribbean director's first film in nearly 10 years is being hailed by critics as "the best Black Mirror episode in nearly a decade"

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die is a good, fun time

Total Film

Gore Verbinski's BioShock movie would have somehow used both endings but no studio was "willing to go" where he was headed

Gore Verbinski had a radical take on Rapture

Total Film

Director Gore Verbinski said he 'loved' working on the BioShock movie and 'was going to dive deeply into the Oedipal aspect': 'Every year I hear something about the project, but I’m not sure any studio is quite willing to go where I was headed'

Verbinski was the first of three directors to have taken the helm on the shooter's long-awaited film adaptation.

PC Gamer

Will Gore Verbinski Reunite With Johnny Depp For Another Pirates Of The Caribbean Movie? Here’s The Latest From The Director

Could the next Pirates of the Caribbean film be directed by the man who launched the franchise?

Cinemablend

Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski rules out return: ‘I just don’t have anything’

Pirates of the Caribbean director Gore Verbinski has definitively ruled out returning to helm another movie as the filmmaker feels he does not have "anything" more to offer the swashbuckling series.

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Epic Games VFX head hits back at accusations Unreal Engine is to blame for "the state of VFX and CGI"

VFX Supervisor Pat Tubach worked on Pirates of the Caribbean and defends UE5.

PC Gamer

Epic responds to director Gore Verbinski's claims that Unreal Engine is making movie CGI worse: 'aesthetic and craft comes from artists, not software'

"It’s inaccurate for anyone in the industry to claim that one tool is to blame," said Patrick Tubach, VFX supervisor at Epic Games.

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Gore Verbinski calls Unreal Engine a “slip backwards” for movie CGI

The director of Pirates of the Caribbean and the new movie Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die knows why CGI no longer looks good.

Total Film

Pirates of the Caribbean director knows exactly why movie CGI is getting worse – Unreal Engine: "You have this sort of gaming aesthetic entering the world of cinema"

Gore Verbinski says movies are copying the aesthetics of video games

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Director Gore Verbinski says Unreal Engine is 'the greatest slip backwards' for movie CGI

Do visual effects look worse than they used to? The director of Pirates of the Caribbean says Unreal is the culprit.

The Guardian - UK

Mind the glitch: is Hollywood finally getting to grips with movies about artificial intelligence?

As Gore Verbinski’s AI-apocalypse film Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die hurtles towards us, it’s clear from the over-caffeinated trailer that we won’t be getting another ponderous parable about robot souls, digital enlightenment or the hubris of man

Total Film

Is it just me, or did blockbusters peak with Pirates of the Caribbean?

A Total Film writer on why The Black Pearl still offers the ultimate ride...

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Best CGI character design

VFX industry veterans share their favourite CG characters.

Louder

10 A-list Hollywood directors who have directed music videos

Zack Snyder, Michael Bay and David Fincher have all sprinkled a little Hollywood magic on some classic music videos. And a couple of stinkers

Cinemablend

Pirates Of The Caribbean: The Curse Of The Black Pearl: 10 Behind-The-Scenes Facts About The Disney Movie

In honor of its 20th anniversary, here are some treasured behind-the-scenes facts about Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl.

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Pirates Of The Caribbean Producer Jerry Bruckheimer Reveals The Studio Note He Gets On Every Single Movie

Jerry Bruckheimer has been making blockbusters for decades. Now, he shares the note get gets on every movie.

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