Lionsgate updates La La Land poster to end Gosling hand debate
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Lionsgate has released a new anniversary poster for "La La Land" that alters Ryan Gosling's hand position, resolving a decade-long gripe the actor has repeatedly voiced about the film's original artwork. Gosling had said he chose to flatten his hand during the dance scene with Emma Stone against advice at the time, and later admitted he regretted the decision, calling the pose "La La Hand" and saying it "killed the energy" of the shot.
The updated poster, released for the film's 10th anniversary, restores the hands-up pose Gosling now says would have looked better. To mark the milestone, "La La Land" is returning to cinemas from Sunday 16 August, screening in Dolby Cinema at AMC Theatres, alongside a new anniversary trailer. The 2016 musical won six Oscars and a record seven Golden Globes, and grossed $447 million worldwide against a $30 million budget; a Broadway musical adaptation is also in development, though no date has been set.
- New "La La Land" poster fixes Gosling's disputed hand pose
- Change marks film's 10th anniversary cinema re-release on 16 August
- Broadway adaptation of the 2016 hit musical is also in the works
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Lionsgate has released a fresh anniversary poster for La La Land, the 2016 musical starring Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone, changing the position of Gosling's hand in the artwork. The original poster showed Gosling with a flattened hand during a dance scene with Stone, a choice he later said he regretted, joking that it "killed the energy" of the shot.
La La Land, directed by Damien Chazelle, was one of the biggest awards-season successes of the past decade, winning six Oscars and a record seven Golden Globes, and taking $447 million at the box office worldwide. The poster update coincides with the film's 10th anniversary, marked by a cinema re-release and a stage musical adaptation currently in development.
Lionsgate is the studio behind the film, while Gosling has spoken about the poster in various interviews over the years, making this a case of a long-running, lighthearted grievance finally being addressed by the studio itself.
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Originally published by Variety as “‘La La Land’ Poster Fixes Ryan Gosling’s Flat Hand After 10 Years of the Actor Being Haunted by It”.