La La Land: 7 Details About Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling's New Romance

Of all the movies coming out this Fall, La La Land needs to be on your radar. Emma Stone and Ryan Gosling have teamed up (for the third time, after 2011's Crazy, Stupid, Love and 2013's Gangster Squad) for the whimsical-looking musical, which is already garnering award season buzz for its originality and bold aesthetic. Here's what you need to know about the movie!

1. The Cast

Obviously Stone and Gosling are the film's romantic leads, but the supporting cast is just as impressive: Finn Wittrock (American Horror Story), J.K. Simmons, and Rosemarie DeWitt are all starring. Plus, John Legend is appearing!

2. The Plot

Stone is playing Mia, an aspiring actress who works as a barista on the Warner Bros. lot opposite Gosling's Sebastian, a jazz pianist who has big dreams of opening his own club someday. As Stone told reporters at the Venice Film Festival, the movie is "about dreaming, and hoping, and working to achieve something." Though it's set in modern-day Los Angeles, the trailers definitely evoke a feeling of old Hollywood.

3. The Director

The movie was written and directed by Damien Chazelle, who only has one other feature film under his belt, 2014's award season darling Whiplash.

There are currently two teasers out for the film, but neither gives a great sense of the plot or shows much of the supporting characters. What we do get are small tastes of two songs from the film, and that's enough to have us hooked.

5. The Music

Both Gosling and Stone are singing their own parts, and they've showed off their vocal skills in the first two trailers. So far, the La La Land soundtrack includes "City of Stars" by Gosling and "Audition" by Stone.

6. The Early Buzz

The film opened the Venice Film Festival (a prestigious opportunity in itself), and critics are over the moon. The Hollywood Reporter called it "close to remarkable" with "charming tunes" and "emotionally alive" leads. Variety said it's "splashy, impassioned," and "extraordinary." Currently it has a 100 percent rating on Rotten Tomatoes, an impressive feat.

7. The Release Date

La La Land opens Dec. 2!