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Nearly a month after his “situationship” with Emily Ratajkowski ended, Eric André‘s ready to joke about his dating life. Just ask Katie Couric.

William Earl Variety‘s Power of Comedy, presented by Inspire Brands, will return at SXSW on March 10 and honor Chelsea Handler, Patton Oswalt, Anna Kendrick, Phoebe Robinson, Jake Johnson, Rachel Sennott, Eric André, Tim Robinson and Zach Kanin. Hosted by comedians Nick Thune and Mike Lawrence, Variety Power of Comedy joins the official SXSW Comedy lineup. The event will feature food and drink provided by Inspire Brands’ six restaurants — Arby’s, Baskin-Robbins, Buffalo Wild Wings, Dunkin’, Jimmy John’s and SONIC Drive-In. Handler will receive the Icon Award, recognizing her achievements as comedian, TV host and bestselling author. Recently, Handler made her return to Netflix with her comedy special “Revolution.” Next, Handler will embark on her stand-up tour “Little Big Bitch,” beginning later this year.

Julia MacCary editor “Better Call Saul” actor Bob Odenkirk, “Pitch Perfect” star Anna Kendrick and acclaimed comedians Chelsea Handler and Eric André are among the lineup South by Southwest (SXSW) announced for its upcoming comedy festival. The comedy festival will include improv, stand-up showcases, live podcast recordings and conversations. In addition to Odenkirk, Kenrick, André and Handler, the comedy lineup features Abbi Jacobson, Adrienne Iapalucci, Andre Hyland, Anthony Atamanuik, Anthony DeVito, Aristotle Athari, Beth Stelling, Brian Moses, Caitlin Peluffo, Caleb Hearon, Christina Catherine Martinez, Doug Benson, Eddie Pepitone, Emma Willmann, Felipe Esparza, Godfrey, Greg Proops, Ismael Loutfi, Jackie Fabulous, Jake Johnson, James Adomian, Jessica McKenna, Joe DeRosa, John Gemberling, Josh Johnson, Joyelle Johnson, Katherine Blanford, Leonard Maltin, Matt Besser, Mike Lawrence, Natalie Palamides, Nick Thune, Patton Oswalt, Pete Lee, Phoebe Robinson, Rachel Sennott, Reggie Watts, Sabrina Jalees, Sam Jay, Sam Tallent, Sandy Honig, Steve Agee, Steph Tolev, Stuart Goldsmith, Tim Robinson, Todd Barry, Tone Bell and Yamaneika Saunders.

So many stars showed up for the 75th Annual Directors Guild of America Awards on Saturday (February 18).

Zack Sharf Rebel Wilson revealed on a new episode of the “Call Me Daddy” podcast that her “Pitch Perfect” film contracts prevented her from losing weight. Wilson starred as the confident and bawdy Patricia “Fat Amy” Hobart in the “Pitch Perfect” trilogy, which ran from 2012 to 2017. It was the comedian’s back-to-back roles in “Bridesmaids” and the original “Pitch Perfect” that made her a breakthrough comedian in Hollywood. “I did wait until ‘Pitch Perfect’ seemed like it was over,” Wilson said about making the decision to lose weight. “I couldn’t lose a massive amount of weight because it was in the contracts for that movie. You can’t lose – I think it’s not more than 10 pounds or gain more than 10 pounds. You have to kind of stay at the weight. It’s in your contract.”

Howard Bragman, the powerhouse publicist who specialized in crisis communications and guiding celebrities in coming out of the closet, died Saturday night after a battle with leukemia. He was 66. Photo: Instagram

EXCLUSIVE: Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are attached to star in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s bestselling novel It Ends With Us, which is currently in development with Wayfarer Studios and Sony Pictures. Baldoni is also set to direct, with Christy Hall adapting the script.

Raise a glass! After the widespread success of A Simple Favor, Anna Kendrick and Blake Lively will return for a sequel to the movie.

An unfiltered perspective. Anna Kendrick has kept her love life relatively private, but she hasn’t shied away from sharing advice about relationships.

Reflecting on the past. Anna Kendrick has opened up about the “capital T truth” she learned after discovering a previous partner was allegedly unfaithful.

Paramount and eOne’s Dungeouns and Dragons: Honor Among Thieves will fire up this year’s South by Southwest Film Festival on March 10 before its theatrical release on March 31.

A low-key kind of love. Anna Kendrick has remained relatively private when it comes to her dating history — but she’s been linked to some A-list stars.

Getting candid. Anna Kendrick reflected on a past romance — and revealed the former couple took a serious step before their split.

Four months after Brittany Snow and Tyler Stanaland announced their separation, the Pitch Perfect actress reflected on her year-in-review as she celebrated New Year’s Eve.

A producer and aspiring actor, as well as a production company with which he is a principal, are suing a second producer and his firm in a dispute over alleged unpaid commissions and other promises concerning financing of three films with the likes of Chris Pine, Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Anna Kendrick and Kate Beckinsale.

EXCLUSIVE: Universal and Working Title have set Melissa McCarthy to star in an untitled Christmas-in-New York movie that will be written by Love Actually scribe Richard Curtis and directed by Sam Boyd.

HBO Max is dropping its first original scripted series Love Life, which has produced two seasons. They will be removed as part of a broader financial review of the streamer’s slate that has resulted in a purge of a number of titles at the end of the calendar year, including Gordita Chronicles, which was recently removed, and Minx, whose second season renewal also has been reversed.

The Barden Bellas’ real-life romances! While Pitch Perfect fans were all about Anna Kendrick and Skylar Astin’s characters’ in-universe relationship, the cast has had their fair share of dating experience in real life, including one Pitch Perfect marriage.

AGC International has inked a raft of key international deals on the action-thriller The Silent Hour, starring Joel Kinnaman and Mark Strong.

EXCLUSIVE: Lionsgate is giving an Oscar-qualifying run for the psychological thriller, Alice, Darling, on Dec. 30 before the pic’s nationwide release in 2023.

Rebel Wilson celebrated the ten-year anniversary of Pitch Perfect on Thursday, penning a tribute to the hit film franchise on Instagram. «It’s the 10 year anniversary of PITCH PERFECT today! 10 years!!! Wow!!» she wrote. «Love to everyone involved with these films — the highest grossing musical comedy films of ALL TIME!!! We love our fans and are so grateful to you! I’ll be playing the soundtracks whilst I’m at the gym today, remembering all those fun times!!! We made music with our mouths, we made lifelong friendships, we hopefully made you laugh! Fat Amy was a dream role and will always have a special place in my heart ❤️» A post shared by Rebel Wilson (@rebelwilson)was the first of three movies about the adventures of the Barden Bellas, an all-female acapella singing group at the fictional Barden university that often butted heads with their male-group rivals, the Trebles. Wilson played Fat Amy, a comedically cocky group member from Tasmania — the film also starred Anna Kendrick, Skylar Austin, Adam Devine, Anna Camp, Brittany Snow, Alexis Knapp, Ester Dean, Hana Mae Lee, Ben Platt, and Utkarsh Ambudkar. Wilson wrote her caption beneath a throwback video from the bus where the Bellas are forced to join the Trebles after their own bus breaks down on the way to competition.

Billy Eichner returned with a long-awaited episode of Billy on the Street, and he tapped Paul Rudd for the revival!

Naman Ramachandran AGC International, the international sales and distribution arm of Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios, has revealed a raft of pre-sales on Richard Linklater’s “Hitman” and Anna Kendrick’s “The Dating Game.” “Hitman” will begin production in New Orleans in early October and “The Dating Game” in Vancouver later the same month. “The Dating Game,” which marks Kendrick’s directorial debut, tells the chilling true story of serial killer Rodney Alcala, who appeared on popular U.S. dating program “The Dating Game” — and was selected to go on a date with contestant Cheryl Bradshaw (to be played by Kendrick) — before his grisly crimes were ultimately exposed.

AGC International, the international sales and distribution arm of Stuart Ford’s independent content studio AGC Studios, has secured a raft of pre-sales on Richard Linklater’s Hitman and Anna Kendrick’s directorial debut The Dating Game, both of which will enter production in October.

Allison Janney is looking back on her time working alongside Elliot Page in the 2007 film, . ET's Denny Directo spoke to Janney at the premiere of her new film, , where she spoke about the film, which celebrates its 15th anniversary later this year.«Oh my God, Elliot Page — having the best time with him on that movie,» Janney gushed. «And reading the script, Diablo Cote's script was something that just was so, it was like nothing else I'd ever read before, and I knew it when I read it, I was excited to be a part of that, and Jason Reitman, the director's extraordinary.»It was a wonderful experience I had yeah," she added. While Page, who has since come out as transgender, earned an Oscar nomination for their work in the film, he told  in June, that it was at the height of the film's success that he was struggling with his identity the most.«During awards-season time, I was closeted, dressed in heels and the whole look — I wasn’t okay, and I didn’t know how to talk about that with anyone,» Page recalled.«I can't pinpoint a 'worst' day,» he continued, «but when was blowing up — this sounds strange to people, and I get that people don’t understand.

Anna Kendrick found being stuck in an elevator to be "very dramatic". The ‘Alice, Darling’ star found herself stuck inside an elevator the Toronto International Film Festival, and she's likened the experience to being in an "absurdist comedy". After being asked about the ordeal, the 37-year-old actress told 'Entertainment Tonight': "You know what? It was very dramatic.