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A P R I L 2 0 2 6 I 1 9 A man attempts to recruit a group of unlikely heroes in Director Gore Verbinski's sci-fi adventure comedy, Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die. In Verbinski's fi lm, a man claiming to be from the future, arrives at an iconic Los Angeles diner, where he takes a precise combination of disgruntled patrons as hostages, hoping to convince them to join him on a one-night quest to save the world from the terminal threat of a rogue artifi cial intelligence. Verbinski discussed the making of the fi lm with Director Sacha Gervasi and spoke about balancing technical demands with directing the performances for a movie as demanding as this one and focused in on the opening monologue. "I think the opening monologue was probably the biggest challenge. You don't normally pick up a script and there's an 11-page opening monologue to start your movie. I think that sort of scared the crap out of me, so that's the one I broke down, recorded a radio play, then edited it, then re-recorded, then recorded with Sam [Rockwell], then blocked it out on the stage and taped it off and worked on the choreography almost like a musical number." Gore Verbinski discusses Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die photo by Shane Karns Photo: Gore Verbinski (right) and Sacha Gervasi (moderator) discuss the making of Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die following the DGA screening in Los Angeles on February 28. Membership Screenings Q&As listed in alphabetical order by Director. See more detailed descriptions, additional photos & podcasts online at www.dga.org. DGA Screenings Q&As The Ghostface killer is back and out for fresh blood in Director Kevin Williamson's horror-mystery, Scream 7. In the seventh installment of the fi lm series he created, Williamson takes the Director's chair to tell the story of Sidney Prescott-Evans, a woman who has survived several Ghostface killing sprees but now realizes her darkest fears as her daughter, becomes the next target. During a conversation moderated by Director Paul Feig, Williamson revealed what he had learned from the Director of the fi rst Scream movies, Wes Craven. "I learned the entire mechanics of fi lmmaking. I got to watch him interact with the actors, and his AD, and his cinematographer – the nuts and bolts of fi lmmaking... He put my head in another place that it never was before. He made me think and push myself and sort of opened my eyes to another kind of storytelling, that everything is storytelling. Every decision, every choice, every moment is part of it. There's just never enough time." Kevin Williamson discusses Scream 7 Photo: Kevin Williamson (right) and Paul Feig (moderator) discuss the making of Scream 7 following the DGA screening in Los Angeles on March 8. photo by Shane Karns The Social Network: DGA Members On Set Send Us Your On Set Photos & Follow Us On Social Media The DGA is looking for a few good stills from your on set experiences for this series and our social media platforms. If you have current photos of yourself and/or fellow members at work on a current or classic fi lm or series, please send them, along with details about the images to: Press@dga.org. And remember to stay connected with the DGA by following us across social media to learn about events and Guild activities. Join the conversation by following our channels today! Facebook: www.facebook.com/directorsguildofamericadga Instagram: www.instagram.com/directorsguild YouTube: www.youtube.com/@directorsguildofamericaDGA Photo L-R: Director David Lynch and Key 2nd AD Ian Woolf place frozen ants on a severed ear for an opening scene in Lynch's 1986 neo-noir mystery thriller Blue Velvet. (Note: no ants were harmed in this process as they warmed up in the sun and came back to life). — Submitted by Ian Woolf From the set of: Blue Velvet

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