As the director of The Cabin in the Woods, the Oscar-nominated writer of The Martian, and the man behind several Lost, Buffy, Daredevil and The Good Place episodes, Drew Goddard’s work is always worth keeping an eye on — and his latest project is shaping up promisingly. He’s both written and directed Bad Times at the El Royale, a thriller boasting an impressively starry cast: Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, Jeff Bridges, and Nick Offerman are all involved, alonsgide Cailee Spaeny, who put in an impressive turn in Pacific Rim: Uprising earlier this year, and London's own Cynthia Erivo.
The enigmatic synopsis doesn’t give much away about the film, but is certainly intriguing: “Seven strangers, each with a secret to bury, meet at Lake Tahoe’s El Royale, a rundown hotel with a dark past. Over the course of one fateful night, everyone will have a last shot at redemption… before everything goes to hell.” We’ve got an exclusive first look image from the film showing a bearded Chris Hemsworth caught out in the rain. He’s also forgotten to button his shirt up — careful Chris, you’ll catch your death out there!
Expect a trailer from the film in the near future, and in the meantime feel free to stare at the above picture. Bad Times at the El Royale will hit UK cinemas on October 12.