Bad Times at the El Royale
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.
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Dakota Johnson (Fifty Shades) makes a big entrance in the Bad Times at the El Royale trailer.
Bad Times at the El Royale filmed in metro Vancouver from late January to early April this year, partly on this massive hotel set built at Coquitlam’s Pipeline Park.
Other Dakota Johnson images from trailer:
Drew Goddard wrote and directed this 60s noir thriller.
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Dakota Johnson, Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm, Cynthia Erivo, Cailee Spaeny and Lewis Pullman.
Characters:
Jeff “the Dude” Bridges is a convict pretending to be a priest so he can find stolen loot he stashed in the hotel years before.
Dakota Johnson is the older sister of Cailee Spaeny’s character.
Chris Hemsworth (Avengers) is a charismatic — and often shirtless — cult leader looking to recapture a follower who got away.
Tony winner Cynthia Erivo is a down-on-her-luck singer who crosses paths with the others.
Around town:
Jeff Bridges was spotted on set in Agassiz and downtown at the Beatty Street Drill Hall.
Related: Jeff “the Dude” Bridges films Bad Times at the El Royale in Agassiz.
Dakota Johnson was spotted around town with her boyfriend Chris Martin and out filming at the El Royale set in Coquitlam.
Related: Dakota Johnson Out Filming Bad Times at the El Royale in Coquitlam.
Chris Hemsworth was spotted in BC Place at the Rugby Sevens and a Whitecaps game.
Related: Chris Hemsworth in Vancouver to Film Bad Times at the El Royale.
Vancouver Whitecaps image.
Bad Times at the El Royale is Drew Goddard’s feature film followup to his horror hit The Cabin in the Woods. Next up for Goddard is writing and directing the Deadpool spinoff X-Force with Ryan Reynolds as Deadpool, Josh Brolin as Cable and Zazie Beetz as Domino.
Bad Times at the El Royale is expected in theatres on October 12th.
