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AJ Michalka, Regina Hall, Dylan Gelula, Haley Lu Richardson, and Brooklyn Decker walk the carpet at the premiere of Support the Girls during the 2018 SXSW Festival on Friday (March 9) at the Zach Theatre in Austin, Tex.

The ladies were joined at the premiere by Haley‘s boyfriend Brett Dier, best known for his work on Jane the Virgin.

In the upcoming comedy, a restaurant manager tries to raise money to help one of her employees, but when the owner finds out he does whatever he can to shut the fundraiser down.

Brooklyn is wearing a t-shirt featuring her Grace and Frankie co-star Jane Fonda‘s mugshot!

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Olivia Wilde wears a blue dress while walking the red carpet for the premiere of her film A Vigilante during the 2018 SXSW Film Festival on Saturday afternoon (March 10) at the Paramount Theatre in Austin, Tex.

The 34-year-old actress, who was joined by writer/director Sarah Daggar-Nickson, stepped out at the MoviePass lounge presented by Laurel Road at the Deadline Studio earlier in the day.

It also happened to be Olivia‘s birthday on Saturday!

Olivia opened up about the film while at the festival.

“I think this film can be seen as an allegory for fighting the patriarchy,” she told TheWrap. “It’s about the abuse of power. And what we’re sensing right now is we’ve had enough of that.”

A Vigilante is about a vigilante who helps victims escape their domestic abusers.

FYI: Olivia is wearing a Carolina Herrera dress, Chloe Gosselin shoes, and Jennifer Fisher jewelry at the premiere.

Jeremy Allen White and Maika Monroe hit the red carpet with co-directors and co-writers Joey Power and Hannah Marks at the premiere of Shotgun on Friday (March 9) in Austin, Tex.

The event was held during the 2018 SXSW Festival.

Earlier in the day, they all stepped out at the Pizza Hut Lounge to take photos in the Getty portrait studio.

Shotgun is about a young couple’s relationship, which develops quickly when one of them is diagnosed with a life-changing illness. Also starring in the movie is Maika‘s boyfriend Joe Keery.

FYI: Hannah is wearing a Christopher Kane dress at the premiere.

Blake Jenner, director Bart Layton, Jared Abraghamson, and Barry Keoghan pose together on the red carpet at the premiere of their movie American Animals on Friday (March 9) in Austin, Tex.

The event was held during the 2018 SXSW Festival and they attended a premiere party that evening at Supper Suite.

The next day, the guys all stopped by the Pizza Hut Lounge to pose for photos in the Getty portrait studio. See them in the gallery!

American Animals, also starring Evan Peters, will be released in theaters on June 1.

Rosa Salazar speaks to the crowd with co-star Keean Johnson at the SXSW Opening Night Party on Friday (March 9) at Troublemaker Studios in Austin, Tex.

The stars of the upcoming movie Alita: Battle Angel hosted the festival’s opening night celebration on the actual set for the film.

Rosa and Keean were joined by the movie’s director Robert Rodriguez and producer Jon Landau.

Rosa recently chatted about the relevance of Alita, which hits theaters on December 21. “With the #MeToo Movement and Time’s Up, I think that it’s poetic that Alita is coming out at a time when all of these movements are going strong and we’re changing the course of history,” she told Deadline. “That’s really important right now and a lot people will relate [to] someone who so vulnerable yet so powerful.”

FYI: Rosa is wearing a Coach jacket, an Adeam top, Elizabeth and James pants, and Stuart Weitzman shoes.

Emily Blunt and John Krasinski couple up on the red carpet for the world premiere of their movie A Quiet Place during the 2018 SXSW Film Festival on Friday (March 9) in Austin, Tex.

The upcoming horror film served as the opening night movie for the festival this year!

Emily and John, who are married in real life, were joined by their young co-stars Millicent Simmonds and Noah Jupe.

The movie was also directed by John!

FYI: Emily is wearing a Prabal Gurung dress, Christian Louboutin shoes, a Michael Kors clutch, and Azlee jewelry. John is wearing a Ben Sherman sweater, Vince pants, Rag & Bone shoes.

20+ pictures inside of Emily Blunt and John Krasinski at the premiere… More Here! »

Rachel Zoe and Keke Palmer are bringing empowerment to the 2018 SXSW Festival!

The women stepped out at the Bumble Presents: Empowering Connections event on Friday (March 9) at Fair Market in Austin, Texas.

During the event, Zoe chatted style while Keke opened up about empowering women!

“Had so much fun with founder of @bumble @whitwolfe!! I feel like a real part of the Bumble family. Love the conversation we had today about empowering young women to become their own bosses 😆 and look forward to seeing you again!! #successfulfriday,” Keke wrote on her Instagram.

FYI: Keke is wearing an Alexander McQueen dress.