New Poster for ‘La La Land’ Fixes Ryan Gosling’s Wayward Hand
The New York Times • • entertainment
Key Points:
- Ryan Gosling has long regretted his dance pose in the original “La La Land” poster, calling his hand position “hamburger hands” and a haunting career moment.
- To mark the film’s 10th anniversary, Lionsgate Studios released a new poster adjusting Gosling’s hand angle to match co-star Emma Stone’s, aiming to correct the original image.
- The updated poster debuted at a screening in Los Angeles, with Lionsgate’s marketing executive noting the stark difference and confirming Gosling’s approval of the change.
- Some fans expressed nostalgia for the original poster, feeling its quirks better represented the film’s themes and character dynamics, and the original image remains on several online platforms.
- This revision follows a precedent set in 2016 when Paramount scrapped a “Arrival” poster due to a geographic inaccuracy, highlighting studios’ sensitivity to visual details in marketing materials.
