Bad Times at the El Royale Theatrical Trailer (2018)

Theatrical Trailer for Bad Times at the El Royale, starring Jeff Bridges, Cynthia Erivo, Dakota Johnson, Jon Hamm and Cailee Spaeny.

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.

Since this crime thriller will obviously have a number of twists and turns, it makes sense the director slash writer Goddard decided that the best way to sell the spec was to do so under heavy secrecy with the script only going to top studio execs. Each potential buyer had to read off a tablet and then return it when done. That's M. Night Shyamalan type secrecy right there!

There is something utterly cool about this new trailer for Bad Times at the El Royale. The film somewhat reminds me of a twisted adaptation of "And Then There Were None", or a stylized variation of Identity. Both of which are stories I was a fan of and, now that I think of it, Identity might have been a remixed adaptation of And Then There Were None. Hmmmmmmm.

Going back to Bad Times at the El Royale, this crime caper looks like one helluva ride, and though I normally save this genre for home viewing, there is enough fun and crazy here to catch a theatrical viewing. Kudos to the cast director also, as this ensemble is top notch.