--- description: Watch the comedian gamely take on the role of Ryan Gosling's love interest Mia in an amusing spoof trailer for hit musical 'La La Land.' title: Ryan Gosling and Ellen DeGeneres Have Great La La Land Chemistry image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltde093bcdab65f2d0/6988d9b9bc6cfc69913e2a3c/time-logo.jpg?branch=production --- * [Newsfeed](/tag/time-section-newsfeed/) ## Newsfeed Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Watch Ellen DeGeneres Replace Emma Stone as Ryan Gosling's _La La Land_ Dance Partner  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 18, 2017 4:07 PM CUT  by [Raisa Bruner](/author/raisa-bruner/)  ## Raisa Bruner Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Jan 18, 2017 4:07 PM CUT The romantic [movie musical _La La Land_](http://time.com/4587682/la-la-land-review/?iid=sr-link7 "undefined") has become a runaway success and [Oscar favorite](http://time.com/4628608/golden-globes-2017-winners-oscar-predictions/?iid=sr-link4 "undefined"). But while both Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling [took home Golden Globes](http://time.com/4622027/golden-globes-2017-winners/?iid=sr-link8 "undefined") for their lead performances as the lovestruck couple pursuing their dreams, they weren’t always the actors chosen to play the ambitious duo—or at least, not according to a spoof on _The Ellen Show._ “It turns out Emma Stone was not their first choice,” the comedian deadpanned on her show, cutting to an alternative trailer featuring herself playing the lead female role, Mia. “When we were casting up the movie, part of the appeal to me was that, you know they’re going to be a couple,” [director Damien Chazelle](http://time.com/4594589/la-la-land-opening-scene-musical-another-day-of-sun/?iid=sr-link2 "undefined") explains in the clip. “You can see them and imagine them together.” Cue Gosling sweeping DeGeneres up into his arms. “You have two actors who have an onscreen chemistry that I think is one for the ages,” adds producer Marc Platt. Flash to Gosling barely concealing his laughter as DeGeneres gives him a chaste kiss on the cheek, and DeGeneres hamming it up for the cameras in a full wig. Watch above. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4637527/ellen-la-la-land-parody/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4637527/ellen-la-la-land-parody/"},"headline":"Watch Ellen DeGeneres Replace Emma Stone as Ryan Gosling's La La Land Dance Partner","datePublished":"2017-01-18T16:07:22.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:40:14.743Z","description":"It all comes down to screen chemistry","url":"https://time.com/4637527/ellen-la-la-land-parody/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Television","movies","celebrities"],"thumbnailUrl":"","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Raisa Bruner","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/raisa-bruner/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4637527/ellen-la-la-land-parody/","name":"Watch Ellen DeGeneres Replace Emma Stone as Ryan Gosling's La La Land Dance Partner"}}]}] ```