Ben Affleck is ready to return to the function of Christian Wolff in The Accountant 2, however whereas followers await extra information on the sequel’s progress, they’ve been trying out the unique 2016 motion thriller on Max. The movie was not a success with critics, however audiences helped make Affleck’s staff up with J.Ok. Simmons, Anna Kendrick, and Jon Bernthal a field workplace success. With a sequel set to be launched in April 2025, it’s no marvel that The Accountant is making an affect on the streaming charts nearly a decade after its launch.
The Accountant is directed by Gavin O’Connor and sees Affleck taking part in Wolff, a small-town CPA who additionally works as a forensic accountant for some shady characters. As he unpicks networks of complicated funds and ill-gotten beneficial properties to hint whether or not anybody is stealing from the criminals, his work for robotics firm employee Dana Cummings (Kendrick) turns way more lethal than he anticipated when he comes the goal of assassins, the legislation, and a harmful returnee from his personal previous.
Affleck’s portrayal as Wolff gained him loads of reward for his depiction of autism, which has character has a type of within the film. Whereas critics got here up with the same old gripes in regards to the movie’s predictable final result, the viewers response to the film made a sequel seem to be a no brainer, however there got here a time when it appeared just like the follow-up was destined to by no means occur.
‘The Accountant 2’ Has Been a Lengthy Time Coming
A sequel to The Accountant was initially introduced again in 2017, a yr after the movie turned a $155 million field workplace success. Whereas information on the film remained sketchy, in 2020 Affleck defined that the sequel was nonetheless occurring, however present process adjustments, together with a totally new script being thought-about for the story.
In February 2024, the distribution rights for the film switched arms from Warner Bros. to Amazon MGM Studios, though the previous are nonetheless dealing with worldwide distribution. Quickly after, it was confirmed that a number of key gamers from the unique movie could be reprising their roles, together with Bernthal, Simmons, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson. They are going to be joined by Daniella Pineda, Robert Morgan, Grant Harvey, and Allison Robertson.
In an interview in September 2024, Addai-Robertson puffed up the sequel, citing the return of a number of key crew members as a purpose for followers to be very excited in regards to the upcoming launch. She informed CinemaBlend:
“We’ve so many individuals returning that had been concerned within the first movie, together with our author, Invoice Dubuque, our director, Gavin O’Connor. Clearly, our solid. And, I really like the dynamic that they’ve arrange for my character, Marybeth and all the different characters which might be floating round so, I do not wanna give an excessive amount of away.”
The Accountant 2 will get a theatrical launch on April 25, 2025, after which will doubtless head to Prime Video based mostly on Amazon’s involvement within the distribution. In the meantime, many followers, and people who haven’t beforehand seen the movie, have been trying out The Accountant in its present dwelling on Max whereas they wait.