Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die will center on a man who comes back for the future to convince a group of disgruntled patrons at an LA diner to join him on a mission to save the world from the terminal threat of rogue artificial intelligence.

This film will mark Verbinski’s first directorial effort in eight years, since the sci-fi psychological thriller A Cure for Wellness in 2016. Pirates of the Caribbean director also serves as one of the film’s producers alongside Denise Chamian and 3 Arts Entertainment’s Erwin Stoff and Oly Obst, while Matthew Robinson (Love & Monsters) wrote the script.

In addition to Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) in the lead role, this high-profile project will also star Haley Lu Richardson (The White Lotus), Michael Peña (The Ant-Man franchise), Zazie Beetz (Atlanta), and Juno Temple (Ted Lasso). Additional casting is currently underway, while the production will kick off in Cape Town, South Africa later this year.

According to the official logline, Nine Days tells the story of a reclusive man, who “interviews prospective candidates, a personification of human souls, for the privilege that he once had – to be born.” Duke will take on the main role, and Beetz and Skarsgård will play the candidates, alongside Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange) and David Rysdahl (That’s Not Us).

Before plotting this project, Edson Oda won the Golden Lion and three Bronze Lions in the Cannes International Creativity Festival with his ad campaigns and received critical acclaim for his short film Malaria.

“[I am] thrilled to be working with such an incredible cast and amazing team. So grateful for all the support I have received. Nine Days is a very personal story to me, and I can’t imagine a better team to help me tell it,” Oda said in a statement.

This promising project, originally titled Pale Blue Dot, tells the story of an astronaut who begins to slowly unravel and lose touch with reality after returning to Earth from a life-changing mission in space.

Lucy in the Sky is loosely based on the life of NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak. She made headlines in 2007 after she tried to kidnap a woman who was romantically involved with her ex-boyfriend and fellow astronaut William Oefelein.

This promising space drama should premiere later this year, and it also stars Dan Stevens, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, and Ellen Burstyn. It’s a directorial debut of filmmaker Noah Hawley, the mastermind behind critically acclaimed TV shows Fargo and Legion.

The world learned their names thanks to formidable portrayals they gave in big blockbusters and indie films alike and something tells us they’re here to stay. Let’s take a look at 10 rising stars who took Hollywood by storm this year.

Elsie Fisher

This newcomer won our hearts with one of the most vulnerable, honest and revealing performances in recent memory with her Golden Globe-nominated role in Eighth Grade.

Zazie Beetz

Atlanta put Beetz on the map, but Deadpool 2 showed us she’s not going anywhere but up.

Noah Centineo

2018 proved Netflix movies can turn relative unknowns into overnight sensations. The breakout star of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is a case in point.

Letitia Wright

Black Panther featured several amazing performances, but we can all agree that Wright stole the show as brilliant and hilarious princess Shuri.

John David Washington

It was just a matter of time before John David Washington joined Hollywood’s elite, and the role in BlacKkKlansman finally got him over the line.

KiKi Layne

Regina King’s performance is everyone’s favorite part of If Beale Street Could Talk, but this film also gave us an amazing breakout star in KiKi Layne.

Cynthia Erivo

Erivo already has one Tony under her belt, but she became the talk of Tinseltown thanks to her starring roles in Widows and Bad Times at the El Royale.

Thomasin McKenzie

Leave No Trace is one of the most underrated films of 2018, and it’s a shame Thomasin McKenzie isn’t getting the same kind of recognition Jennifer Lawrence did while working with Debra Granik.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BgX7cyHnjMq/

Lady Gaga

It may seem strange to call Lady Gaga a “rising star”, but it would be even stranger to ignore her career-defining movie debut in A Star Is Born.

Awkwafina

Awkwafina was MVP and a breath of fresh air in every movie she appeared this year, including Ocean’s Eight and Crazy Rich Asians.

Also starring in the biopic are Anthony Mackie, Jack O’Connell, Margaret Qualley, and Colm Meaney. Serving as director is Benedict Andrews from a script penned by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse.

The independent political thriller tells the story of the FBI’s attempts to discredit Jean Seberg (Stewart) through its Cointelpro program for her support of the Black Panther Party. Those efforts included creating a bogus story in 1970 that the child Seberg was carrying was not fathered by her husband, but by a member of the Black Panther Party.

It is unknown who Beetz will play in the movie, but in the mean while she has definitely been landing some coveted gigs including Domino in the upcoming Deadpool 2. She also took part in Steven Soderbergh’s new film, High Flying Bird and a supporting role in the still untitled Annapurna pic starring Armie Hammer.

Shooting of Against All Enemies is expected to start in the summer.

Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die will center on a man who comes back for the future to convince a group of disgruntled patrons at an LA diner to join him on a mission to save the world from the terminal threat of rogue artificial intelligence.

This film will mark Verbinski’s first directorial effort in eight years, since the sci-fi psychological thriller A Cure for Wellness in 2016. Pirates of the Caribbean director also serves as one of the film’s producers alongside Denise Chamian and 3 Arts Entertainment’s Erwin Stoff and Oly Obst, while Matthew Robinson (Love & Monsters) wrote the script.

In addition to Rockwell (Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri) in the lead role, this high-profile project will also star Haley Lu Richardson (The White Lotus), Michael Peña (The Ant-Man franchise), Zazie Beetz (Atlanta), and Juno Temple (Ted Lasso). Additional casting is currently underway, while the production will kick off in Cape Town, South Africa later this year.

According to the official logline, Nine Days tells the story of a reclusive man, who “interviews prospective candidates, a personification of human souls, for the privilege that he once had – to be born.” Duke will take on the main role, and Beetz and Skarsgård will play the candidates, alongside Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange) and David Rysdahl (That’s Not Us).

Before plotting this project, Edson Oda won the Golden Lion and three Bronze Lions in the Cannes International Creativity Festival with his ad campaigns and received critical acclaim for his short film Malaria.

“[I am] thrilled to be working with such an incredible cast and amazing team. So grateful for all the support I have received. Nine Days is a very personal story to me, and I can’t imagine a better team to help me tell it,” Oda said in a statement.

This promising project, originally titled Pale Blue Dot, tells the story of an astronaut who begins to slowly unravel and lose touch with reality after returning to Earth from a life-changing mission in space.

Lucy in the Sky is loosely based on the life of NASA astronaut Lisa Nowak. She made headlines in 2007 after she tried to kidnap a woman who was romantically involved with her ex-boyfriend and fellow astronaut William Oefelein.

This promising space drama should premiere later this year, and it also stars Dan Stevens, Jon Hamm, Zazie Beetz, and Ellen Burstyn. It’s a directorial debut of filmmaker Noah Hawley, the mastermind behind critically acclaimed TV shows Fargo and Legion.

The world learned their names thanks to formidable portrayals they gave in big blockbusters and indie films alike and something tells us they’re here to stay. Let’s take a look at 10 rising stars who took Hollywood by storm this year.

Elsie Fisher

This newcomer won our hearts with one of the most vulnerable, honest and revealing performances in recent memory with her Golden Globe-nominated role in Eighth Grade.

Zazie Beetz

Atlanta put Beetz on the map, but Deadpool 2 showed us she’s not going anywhere but up.

Noah Centineo

2018 proved Netflix movies can turn relative unknowns into overnight sensations. The breakout star of To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before is a case in point.

Letitia Wright

Black Panther featured several amazing performances, but we can all agree that Wright stole the show as brilliant and hilarious princess Shuri.

John David Washington

It was just a matter of time before John David Washington joined Hollywood’s elite, and the role in BlacKkKlansman finally got him over the line.

KiKi Layne

Regina King’s performance is everyone’s favorite part of If Beale Street Could Talk, but this film also gave us an amazing breakout star in KiKi Layne.

Cynthia Erivo

Erivo already has one Tony under her belt, but she became the talk of Tinseltown thanks to her starring roles in Widows and Bad Times at the El Royale.

Thomasin McKenzie

Leave No Trace is one of the most underrated films of 2018, and it’s a shame Thomasin McKenzie isn’t getting the same kind of recognition Jennifer Lawrence did while working with Debra Granik.

https://www.instagram.com/p/BgX7cyHnjMq/

Lady Gaga

It may seem strange to call Lady Gaga a “rising star”, but it would be even stranger to ignore her career-defining movie debut in A Star Is Born.

Awkwafina

Awkwafina was MVP and a breath of fresh air in every movie she appeared this year, including Ocean’s Eight and Crazy Rich Asians.

Also starring in the biopic are Anthony Mackie, Jack O’Connell, Margaret Qualley, and Colm Meaney. Serving as director is Benedict Andrews from a script penned by Joe Shrapnel and Anna Waterhouse.

The independent political thriller tells the story of the FBI’s attempts to discredit Jean Seberg (Stewart) through its Cointelpro program for her support of the Black Panther Party. Those efforts included creating a bogus story in 1970 that the child Seberg was carrying was not fathered by her husband, but by a member of the Black Panther Party.

It is unknown who Beetz will play in the movie, but in the mean while she has definitely been landing some coveted gigs including Domino in the upcoming Deadpool 2. She also took part in Steven Soderbergh’s new film, High Flying Bird and a supporting role in the still untitled Annapurna pic starring Armie Hammer.

Shooting of Against All Enemies is expected to start in the summer.