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, 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.
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.