{"id":208591,"date":"2026-03-17T18:23:29","date_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:23:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/208591\/"},"modified":"2026-03-17T18:23:29","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T18:23:29","slug":"photos-keke-palmer-maya-hawke-other-celebrities-visit-austin-for-sxsw-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/208591\/","title":{"rendered":"Photos: Keke Palmer, Maya Hawke, other celebrities visit Austin for SXSW 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>South by Southwest film premieres bring some of the entertainment industry&#8217;s biggest names to Austin, and this year is no exception. Large crowds have gathered outside the Paramount on Congress Avenue to catch a glimpse of Keke Palmer and Demi Moore, just to name a few.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some highlights from our red carpet coverage at the Paramount and Zach theaters this SXSW:<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Demi Moore walks in a crowd of people while carrying her dog.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771789_129_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Demi Moore carries her dog during a red carpet event for I Love Boosters at the Paramount Theatre in downtown Austin last Thursday, the first day of SXSW.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Jaime Lee Curtis speaks into a SXSW branded microphone on a stage.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771789_853_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Jamie Lee Curtis speaks during her featured session, &#8220;If Not Now, When, if Not Me, Who? Pivoting and Manifesting!&#8221; at SXSW on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Lewis Pullman speaks into a microphone in front of a yellow backdrop covered in SXSW logos.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771790_75_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Lewis Pullman speaks to reporters on the red carpet for the premiere of Wishful Thinking at Zach Theater last Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Maya Hawke stands, smiling, in front of a yellow backdrop covered in SXSW logos.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771791_402_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Maya Hawke walks the red carpet for the premiere of Wishful Thinking at Zach Theater.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Kerri Kenney stands in front of a yellow backdrop covered in SXSW logos.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/496e411\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/6000x4000+0+0\/resize\/880x587!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2F7b%2F22%2Fd874242744f99df24bcd9e4da16c%2F20260312-wishfulthinking-01.JPG\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Kerri Kenney-Silver poses on the red carpet for the premiere of Wishful Thinking.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Jake Shane speaks into a microphone held by a member of the press while standing in front of a yellow backdrop with SXSW logos.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771793_776_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Jake Shane answers questions on the red carpet for the premiere of Wishful Thinking.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Shawn Hatosy poses for photos in front of a yellow backdrop with SXSW logos.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771794_473_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Shawn Hatosy poses for photos on the red carpet for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Elijah Wood smiles in front of a yellow backdrop with SXSW logos on it.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771795_518_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Elijah Wood poses for photos on the red carpet for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Sarah Michelle Gellar poses for photos with a cutout of lead actress Samara Weaving in front of a yellow backdrop with SXSW logos on it.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771796_168_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Sarah Michelle Gellar holds a cutout of lead actress Samara Weaving on the red carpet for Ready or Not 2: Here I Come. <\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Kathryn Newton poses for photos with a cutout of lead actress Samara Weaving\u2019s head in front of a yellow backdrop with SXSW logos on it.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771797_722_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Kathryn Newton poses with a cutout of lead Ready or Not 2: Here I Come actress Samara Weaving.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Dakota Fanning poses for photos in front of a yellow backdrop with SXSW logos on it.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771798_642_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Dakota Fanning poses for photos on the red carpet for the premiere of The Sun Never Sets at Zach Theater on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Jake Johnson smiles in front of a yellow backdrop with SXSW logos on it.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771799_181_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Jake Johnson smiles on the red carpet at the premiere of The Sun Never Sets.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Cory Michael Smith poses for photos in front of a yellow backdrop with SXSW logos on it. \"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771800_456_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Cory Michael Smith poses for photos for the premiere of The Sun Never Sets.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Debby Ryan stands in front of a yellow backdrop with SXSW logos on it.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771801_120_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Debby Ryan walks the red carpet for the premiere of The Sun Never Sets.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Britt Lower smiles in front of a yellow backdrop with SXSW logos on it.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771802_794_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Britt Lower talks to members of the media during the red carpet for Sender on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"From left, Sony Pictures Television president Katherine Pope laughs with show runner Vince Gilligan and actor Rhea Seehorn on a stage in front of a SXSW logo.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771803_391_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Kennedy Weatherby<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>From left, Sony Pictures Television Studios President Katherine Pope laughs with showrunner Vince Gilligan and actor Rhea Seehorn during the &#8220;Albuquerque Aftermath&#8221; featured session at SXSW on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Ken Jeong smiles in front of a yellow backdrop with SXSW logos on it.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771804_381_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Ken Jeong walks the red carpet for Sender.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Jack Johnson and Kim Johnson stand, smiling, in front of a yellow backdrop with SXSW logos on it.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771804_422_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Jack Johnson and his wife, Kim, smile during a red carpet event for SURFILMUSIC.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Rob Machado stands in front of a yellow backdrop.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771805_495_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>    Rob Machado poses for the cameras during a red carpet event for SURFILMUSIC at the Paramount Theatre last Friday.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Lola Tung, Alexandra Shipp, Lili Reinhart and Emma Chamberlain take a photo together.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771806_331_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Lola Tung, Alexandra Shipp, Lili Reinhart and Emma Chamberlain take a photo together ahead of the premiere of Forbidden Fruits at the Paramount Theatre during SXSW on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Emma Chamberlain signs an autograph while walking down a line of fans.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771807_739_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Emma Chamberlain signs an autograph for a fan ahead of the premiere of Forbidden Fruits.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Alexandra Shipp reacts to the cold weather while walking down a street lined with SXSW barricades.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771808_918_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Alexandra Shipp reacts to the cold weather ahead of the premiere of Forbidden Fruits.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Victoria Pedretti smiles at the camera while walking down barricade lined with fans.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771808_601_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Victoria Pedretti arrives at the premiere of Forbidden Fruits.<\/p>\n<p>    <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"Image\" alt=\"Noah Kahan looks to the left at cameras while standing in front of a yellow backdrop with SXSW logos.\"  width=\"880\" height=\"587\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773771809_534_.jpeg\"\/><\/p>\n<p>Lorianne Willett<\/p>\n<p>\/<\/p>\n<p>KUT News<\/p>\n<p>Singer-songwriter Noah Kahan poses for a photo on the red carpet ahead of the premiere of his documentary, Noah Kahan: Out of Body, at the Paramount Theatre during SXSW on Monday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"South by Southwest film premieres bring some of the entertainment industry&#8217;s biggest names to Austin, and this 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