Gore Verbinski Sounds Off on AI

The Pirates of the Caribbean helmer hasn’t put out a film since early 2017, and to say that the world has changed in the time he’s been away would certainly be an understatement. Following the release of his immaculately designed psychological horror film, A Cure for Wellness, Verbinski sought a return to the animated medium where he won an Oscar as the director-producer of 2011’s Rango. He spent years developing an ambitious sci-fi musical involving funky space felines, but when the project stalled in 2022, it opened the door for him to focus solely on Matthew Robinson’s Good Luck, Have Fun, Don’t Die script.