Anna Kendrick rocks leather pants for shoot at SXSW to promote her movie Self Reliance

July 2024 · 3 minute read

Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick rocked leather pants while posing for the IMDb Portrait Studio at Texas' South by Southwest Festival in Austin on Sunday.

The Maine-born 37-year-old - last seen wearing a strapless LBD at the world premiere of Self Reliance - kicked up her brown pumps while posing on a block beside a potted cactus plant.

Anna paired a cut-out black midi-sleeved blouse with her heels and pants, which were all selected by stylist Jordan Johnson Chung.

Hairstylist Craig Gangi coiffed Kendrick's half-updo in waves for the shoot.

The Alice, Darling producer-star also wore mascara, brown eyeshadow, peachy blush, and a bit of lip gloss.

Sitting pretty: Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick rocked leather pants while posing for the IMDb Portrait Studio at Texas' South by Southwest Festival in Austin on Sunday

Sitting pretty: Oscar nominee Anna Kendrick rocked leather pants while posing for the IMDb Portrait Studio at Texas' South by Southwest Festival in Austin on Sunday

Anna was joined by her Self Reliance castmate - New Girl alum Jake Johnson - who made his feature directorial debut helming the 85-minute comedy shot in just 19 days.

In it, Kendrick and the 44-year-old Minx actor play game show contestants Maddy and Tommy, who must stick together in order to avoid hunters and win a $1M grand prize.

'I've known Jake for 10 years now,' the Pitch Perfect alum said at the premiere on Saturday - according to Variety.

'I just really trust him and I knew that the tone was gonna be nuts and really hard to balance. I think I texted him the day before it started filming, that if I show up and I'm in the wrong movie, just like drag me kicking and screaming into the right tone.'

Speaking of game shows, Anna wrapped her own feature directorial debut The Dating Game about real-life serial killer Rodney Alcala in December.

Kendrick pulled double duty playing the role of Cheryl Bradshaw, The Dating Show contestant who was 'creeped out' by Alcala after choosing him out of three eligible bachelors in 1978.

The Hot Ones champ - who boasts 33.2M social media followers - gushed on December 13: '[Directing is] my new happy place. God I love talented people. Grateful doesn’t even begin to cover it.'

Tony Hale, Daniel Zovatto, Nicolette Robinson, Kathryn Gallagher, Kelley Jakle, and Autumn Best will also appear in The Dating Game.

Anna will next reprise her voiceover role as Queen Poppy in DreamWorks Animation's Trolls 3, which hits UK theaters October 20 and US theaters November 17.

Southern set: The Maine-born 37-year-old kicked up her brown pumps while posing on a block beside a potted cactus plant

Southern set: The Maine-born 37-year-old kicked up her brown pumps while posing on a block beside a potted cactus plant

Ensemble: Anna paired a cut-out black midi-sleeved blouse with her heels and pants She relies on stylist Jordan Johnson Chung

Ensemble: Anna paired a cut-out black midi-sleeved blouse with her heels and pants, which were all selected by stylist Jordan Johnson Chung

Angles: Hairstylist Craig Gangi coiffed Kendrick's half-updo in waves for the shoot

Angles: Hairstylist Craig Gangi coiffed Kendrick's half-updo in waves for the shoot

Minimally made up: The Alice, Darling producer-star also wore mascara, brown eyeshadow, peachy blush, and a bit of lip gloss

Minimally made up: The Alice, Darling producer-star also wore mascara, brown eyeshadow, peachy blush, and a bit of lip gloss

New Girl alum: Anna was joined by her Self Reliance castmate Jake Johnson (R), who made his feature directorial debut helming the 85-minute comedy shot in just 19 days

New Girl alum: Anna was joined by her Self Reliance castmate Jake Johnson (R), who made his feature directorial debut helming the 85-minute comedy shot in just 19 days

Cannot be alone: In it, Kendrick (not pictured) and the 44-year-old Minx actor (R) play game show contestants Maddy and Tommy, who must stick together in order to avoid hunters and win a $1M grand prize

Cannot be alone: In it, Kendrick (not pictured) and the 44-year-old Minx actor (R) play game show contestants Maddy and Tommy, who must stick together in order to avoid hunters and win a $1M grand prize

The Pitch Perfect alum (3-L) said at the premiere on Saturday: 'I've known Jake for 10 years now. I just really trust him and I knew that the tone was gonna be nuts and really hard to balance. I think I texted him the day before it started filming, that if I show up and I'm in the wrong movie, just like drag me kicking and screaming into the right tone'

The Pitch Perfect alum (3-L) said at the premiere on Saturday: 'I've known Jake for 10 years now. I just really trust him and I knew that the tone was gonna be nuts and really hard to balance. I think I texted him the day before it started filming, that if I show up and I'm in the wrong movie, just like drag me kicking and screaming into the right tone'

'My new happy place!' Speaking of game shows, Anna wrapped her own feature directorial debut The Dating Game about real-life serial killer Rodney Alcala in December (pictured December 13)

'My new happy place!' Speaking of game shows, Anna wrapped her own feature directorial debut The Dating Game about real-life serial killer Rodney Alcala in December (pictured December 13)

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