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“From our first audition on ‘Crazy, Stupid, Love,’ they had us improvise.

“There is a very nice thing that Damien - and the other directors we’ve worked with - have been open to, which is we really love to improvise,” Stone said. Indeed, Stone and Gosling have history in “Crazy, Stupid, Love” (2011) and “Gangster Squad” (2013). I love that they have this built-in chemistry, but individually as well, I think they’re two of the greatest actors around now.” … It just lined up that they were able to do it and wanted to do it together. … But I was like, ‘This is never gonna happen, forget it.’ Then it took five-six years to get the movie made, and during the process I made ‘Whiplash,’ and the script wound up on their laps. “ were floating in my head when I was first writing. “I first started writing this back in 2010,” Chazell said.

The project has been Chazelle’s baby for years, but one he could only make after the success of his indie film “Whiplash” (2014), which won the top prize at Sundance and an Oscar for J.K. I wanted to make a case for the genre as something that could still be modern and alive and say something about what it means to be young and chasing your dreams today.” “There’s this perception of musicals as fake  outdated. “Certainly these were passions I wanted to share, but I also just wanted to make a case for these forms still being relevant,” Chazelle told WTOP. Set in present day Los Angeles, the film follows the romance of aspiring actress Mia (Emma Stone) and struggling jazz pianist Sebastian (Ryan Gosling) - Chazelle’s two passions: movies and jazz.

radio,” Stone joked with WTOP before delivering her own old-time radio impression.

“Are you gonna talk in like a wacky radio voice? I know it’s all-news D.C. So as audiences eagerly await the Hollywood musical “La La Land” (in select theaters Friday, stay tuned for my review), WTOP sat down with its star Emma Stone and director Damien Chazelle. WASHINGTON - It was just named Best Film by the Washington Area Film Critics Association and is a definite frontrunner for Best Picture at the Oscars. WTOP's Jason Fraley previews 'La La Land' with Emma Stone & Damien Chazelle