‘La La Land’ Trailer: Here’s To The Ones That Dream

I’m in love with Ryan Gosling, a love reinvigorated after laying dormant for a while. Reinvigorated by both The Big Short and my currently MOTY, The Nice Guys. So yes, I will watch him sing and smooch and act alongside Emma Stone, in a movie directed by Damien Chazelle (Whiplash).

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The first trailer for Damien Chazelle‘s La La Land treated us to the musical stylings of Ryan Gosling, as he sang the poignant ballad “City of Stars.” The new one puts Emma Stone in the spotlight, as she performs the equally wistful “Audition.”

Stone and Gosling play a couple of striving artists — she an actress, he a musician — who meet and fall for each other in Los Angeles. Though the film is set in the present day, there’s an unmistakably old-fashioned feel to it, from the colorful sets to the fanciful dance sequences. The very idea of releasing a classic movie musical in 2016 may seem kind of nuts, but just as Stone sings, “Here’s to the ones that dream, foolish as they may seem.”

It’s rare to see a full-on romance or a true musical these days, let alone a film that’s both. For that alone, La La Landhas our attention. Toss in the sizzling chemistry between Stone and Gosling (who previously played love interests in Crazy, Stupid, Love. and Gangster Squad), and the confident direction of Whiplash filmmaker Chazelle, and you’ve got one of our most anticipated films of the year. Heck, between “Audition” and “City of Stars,” La La Land may also be one of our most anticipated albums of the year.

La La Land opens December 2. Also starring are John LegendRosemarie DeWittFinn WittrockCallie HernandezSonoya MizunoJessica RotheTom Everett Scott, and Josh Pence.