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Bad Times at the El Royale’s Production Designer’s Brilliant Build

When Laramie, a vacuum cleaner salesman with an off-sounding drawl (Jon Hamm), steps behind the bar to make a pot of a coffee in the lobby of the El Royale, no attendant to be seen, it’s clear this fancy yet faded, empty hotel isn’t your average roadside motel, no matter how welcoming the vintage neon sign outside. For a traveling salesman, Laramie seems to know an awful lot about the history of his abode for the evening,

By Susannah Edelbaum  |  October 15, 2018
Bad Times at the El Royale Drops a Twisted new Trailer

Drew Goddard’s Bad Times at the El Royale looks like it might be a juicy October treat, something delicious and dark to snack on before Halloween and the release of a slew of horror films. Goddard first made his name when he directed the wickedly surprising The Cabin in the Woods, and now he’s back writing and directing El Royale for 20th Century Fox. This new trailer gives us a glimpse at one of Goddard’s many skills;

By Bryan Abrams  |  August 28, 2018
The First Bad Times at the El Royale Trailer Promises a Very Good Time

We’re always interested in what writer/director Drew Goddard is up to. From writing The Martian‘s to co-writing and directing the insane (and great) Cabin the Woods, Goddard makes good stuff. Now we’ve got the first trailer for his thriller Bad Times at the El Royale, and we’re enthused. It’s deliciously bonkers. Goddard’s working with an incredible cast and a great setting—the titular hotel is situated in Lake Tahoe,

By The Credits  |  June 8, 2018