‘La La Land’ Poster Fixes Ryan Gosling’s Flat Hand After 10 Years of the Actor Being Haunted by It

> After speaking out in multiple interviews over the years about his dislike of his hand placement as featured on the original “La La Land” theatrical release poster, Lionsgate has unveiled a new design for the movie’s 10th anniversary with Gosling’s flat hand now sticking out.

> Back in 2024, Gosling told The Wall Street Journal Magazine about a “moment” in the Oscar-winning hit that still haunts him years later: “We’re dancing, Emma and I, and I didn’t know this would become the poster for the movie. We were supposed to have our hands up, and I thought it would be cool to put my hand [more flat] even though everyone told me it wasn’t cool. I was sure it was cooler.”

> “Now when I look at it, and I have to see it all the time, you know what would’ve been cooler… [the intended pose],” Gosling added. “It just killed the energy that way. I call it La La Hand.”

Our long national nightmare is finally over

The flat hand looked good, though, just asymmetrical enough to be interesting, haven’t you heard of jazz?