First HAPPY DEATH DAY Trailer Watch the first HAPPY DEATH DAY trailer! The film, written and directed by Christopher Landon (Scouts Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse, Paranormal Activity: The Marked Ones), stars Jessica Rothe, Israel Broussard, and Ruby Modine. HAPPY DEATH DAY will be released in theaters on October 13. Teen must relive the same day over and over again until she figures out who is trying to kill her and why.