Look, every time I'm writing, I'm like, 'Could Chris play this part? Could Chris play this part?' Part of it is a discussion with Chris, because there are a lot of juicy parts in this movie, and you could say, 'Chris, here are a couple of characters.
But we DID ask writer/director Drew Goddard why he wanted Hemsworth for this project, and he elaborated: Because he's the culmination of a couple of different journeys that don't get resolved into the pivotal act three. Chris Hemsworth is a major player in Drew Goddard's Bad Times at the El Royale.