First BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE Trailer Watch the first BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE trailer! The film, written and directed by Drew Goddard (The Cabin in the Woods), stars Chris Hemsworth, Jon Hamm, Dakota Johnson, Nick Offerman, and Jeff Bridges. BAD TIMES AT THE EL ROYALE will be released in theaters on October 5. 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.