What started as an online joke has come full circle. Ten years after La La Land gave us one of the most recognisable recent movie posters, featuring Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling mid-dance in Hollywood, the design has been officially edited. Yes, Gosling's camp little hand has been straightened out, laying to rest the actor's very public grievance with the poster.
Gosling has been complaining about his 'La La Hand' for a few years, most recently using it as fodder to promote his latest film, Project Hail Mary. And now, exactly ten years after it was released, the La La Land poster has been officially tweaked. An updated version with the hand now straightened has been rolled out to streaming services. It all looks like harmless movie studio fun. But is it?