Drew Goddard doesn’t write for actors, but the moment he finished “Bad Times at the El Royale,” his story about seven people colliding in a sketchy motel, he reached out to Chris Hemsworth.Hemsworth, who appeared in Goddard’s directorial debut “Cabin in the Woods” just after his first turn as Thor, agreed to play the most dangerous character in “Bad Times,” a charismatic, would-be cult leader.The writer-director spoke to Variety about reuniting with Hemsworth, the pleasure of working with Cynthia Erivo and Lewis Pullman, and the future of his X-Force project.Let’s talk about casting Cynthia Erivo, who owns this movie.Drew Goddard: When I was writing the movie, I knew I had this character, Darlene Sweet.
She’s a lounge singer in the late ’60s.
I knew I needed her to sing live.
So much of it is not just about the singing, it’s
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