Aronofsky joins list of SXSW speakers

Filmmaker directed ‘Black Swan,’ ‘The Wrestler,’ others.

South by Southwest on Tuesday announced another round of featured speakers as its lineup for March 2018 continues to fill out. Filmmaker Darren Aronofsky was named a keynote speaker, joining a list that already includes author Ta-Naheisi Coates, director Barry Jenkins, psychotherapist Esther Perel and Austin financial tech entrepreneur William “whurley” Hurley.

Aronofsky is the headliner of the new list. He directed “Black Swan,” “The Wrestler,” “Noah” and “Mother,” among other films.

The tech world was represented in some of the featured speaker additions, which included Austin’s GSD&M co-founder Roy Spence, former Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer and others.

The full list of SXSW speakers announced Tuesday:

Steve Ballmer, former CEO of Microsoft, co-founder of Ballmer Group and owner of the NBA’s Los Angeles Clippers.

Keith Urban, musician and TV personality.

Ira Glass, host and creator of radio program and podcast “This American Life.”

Roy Spence, chairman and co-founder of Austin advertising agency GSD&M and author.

Lawrence Wright, writer for The New Yorker magazine and author of nine books.

Luvvie Ajayi, author, speaker and digital strategist.

W. Kamau Bell, comedian and TV personality, host of “United