Gosling's 'La La Hand' Fixed
La La Land Marks 10th Anniversary with Revised Poster, Correcting Gosling's 'La La Hand' Pose
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In a 2024 Wall Street Journal interview, Gosling revealed he regrets the pose that became the poster and even joked about being 'Hamburger Hands Gosling' as he described the moment he learned the image would be used, calling the pose 'La La Hand.'
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The updated poster changes only Ryan Gosling's hand to point upward to mirror Emma Stone's pose, with the rest of the original Griffith Park image kept intact.
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The 10th-anniversary rerelease is slated for US theaters on August 16 and in the UK on August 28, signaling a broad revival for audiences.
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La La Land has grossed more than $500 million worldwide, and at the 2017 Oscars Emma Stone won Best Actress while Damien Chazelle won Best Director after the Best Picture misannouncement involving Moonlight.
Lionsgate has quietly fixed one of Hollywood's most complained-about movie posters. For the 10th anniversary re-release of *La La Land*, Ryan Gosling's famously flat hand has been edited to point upward — matching Emma Stone's pose — in what the film's official Instagram account called "A minor adjustment." Variety reported the update this week ahead of the film's return to theaters.
The change traces back to a 2024 Wall Street Journal interview in which Gosling admitted the original pose haunted him. He dubbed it "La La Hand" and joked that he feared being remembered as "Hamburger Hands Gosling." Now, ten years later, his hand finally points the right way.
Gosling's Regret Started a Decade-Long Running Joke
In the original 2016 theatrical poster, Gosling's hand hangs flat at his side while Stone's hand elegantly points upward. The image was shot at Griffith Park in Los Angeles. Gosling hated it from the start. He described the moment he found out the photo would be used as a gut punch, saying the flat-hand pose killed the energy of the whole image.
He coined the phrase "La La Hand" to describe his awkward pose, per The Tab. The joke stuck around for years in interviews. Now Lionsgate has made it official — the new anniversary poster keeps every other element of the original Griffith Park image intact but digitally corrects Gosling's hand to mirror Stone's.
The Fix Is Small but the Difference Is Striking
The updated artwork is otherwise identical to the original. Same golden-hour sky. Same Griffith Park overlook. Same dancing couple. Only Gosling's right hand has been changed. It now flicks upward, creating a symmetry with Stone that the original lacked. Consequence noted the edit is subtle but immediately noticeable once you see it.
The Instagram caption kept things dry: "A minor adjustment." That understated tone matched the size of the actual edit — but the internet response was anything but minor. Fans celebrated the long-awaited fix as a rare case of a studio actually listening to an actor's decade-old complaint.
Re-Release Dates, Box Office History, and Oscar Night Drama
*La La Land* returns to US theaters on August 16 and to UK cinemas on August 28, according to Variety. The film originally earned more than $500 million worldwide. At the 2017 Oscars, Emma Stone won Best Actress and director Damien Chazelle won Best Director — but the ceremony is best remembered for the infamous Best Picture misannouncement, when *La La Land* was incorrectly named winner before *Moonlight* was correctly declared the actual champion.
The anniversary re-release gives audiences a chance to see the musical on the big screen again. The corrected poster gives them something else: proof that Gosling's complaints were heard. It took ten years, but "La La Hand" is finally gone.
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