Hotel Artemis trailer: Jeff Goldblum and Jodie Foster star in John Wick-esque dark comedy

There was clearly a great deal of confidence in the screenplay for Iron Man 3 writer Drew Pearce's directorial debut, which is being distributed by Warner Bros, and stars an eclectic and talented cast that includes Jodie Foster (taking her first acting role since Elysium), Sterling K. Brown, Jeff Goldblum, Sofia Boutella, Zachary Quinto, Charlie Day and Atlanta breakout Brian Tyree Henry.

Revolving around a secret, members-only hotel frequented by criminals, the plot brings to mind that of John Wick, though Hotel Artemis shows a personality very much of its own in the first trailer (above), which you'll be delighted to hear sees Goldblum declare: "I guess my ballroom days are over, baby!"

The official synopsis is as follows:

'Jean Thomas, aka The Nurse (Jodie Foster) is the manager of the Hotel Artemis, an ultra-exclusive, members-only hospital hidden in a hotel redolent of faded ‘20s glamour. Tough, sharp and utterly fearless, The Nurse treats an assortment of assassins, gunrunners, thieves and gangsters in an unexpected state-of-the-art emergency room capable of providing a new liver with a 3-D printer or injecting a patient with nanobots that heal from the inside out. With the help of her towering assistant Everest, The Nurse wrangles some of the most dangerous criminals in the world, from sultry French assassin Nice and international arms dealer Acapulco, to bank robbers Waikiki and his brother Honolulu.

'One night, as a violent riot rages on the streets of Los Angeles, legendary crime boss Orian Franklin, aka Niagara, arrives needing immediate treatment after a failed attempt on his life. Niagara’s sudden arrival creates a violent clash among the criminals in the hospital, with one ‘patient’ having a particularly deadly motive for checking into the hotel. The Nurse makes a decision that could jeopardize the future of the ER and everyone in it. Now the safest place for criminals in the city has become the most dangerous.'

Hotel Artemis opens in cinemas 20 July, 2018.