The Accountant 2
Summary
Multiple virtuoso from the 2016 action thrillerThe Accountantwill be joining Ben Affleckinthe coming sequel , The Accountant 2.Directed by Gavin O’Connor , The Accountantstars Affleck as Christian Wolff , the titular autistic accountantwith major vicious affiliations who is lease to audit a robotics caller . Upon release , The Accountantreceived miscellaneous review and has only a 46 % critics score onRotten Tomatoescompared to its 76 % audience mark . Despite its poor carrying out with critics , The Accountantdid outstandingly well at the box office , gross $ 155.2 million worldwide on a $ 44 million budget ( viaBox Office Mojo ) .
Though it works as a standalone film , The Accountantis also absolutely suited to launch future installments and develop into a franchise . The Accountant’sendingincluded several twists and left many on the loose close untied , providing multiple avenues to explore in a follow - up motion-picture show . As such , a sequel toThe Accountantwent into former development back in June 2017 , less than a yr after its release , andThe Accountant 2has been in limbo ever since . Now , after almost eight years in the making , The Accountant 2is confirmedto be in yield under Amazon MGM Studios .
In addition to starring , Affleck is set up to bring forth the sequel with Matt Damon under their product company , Artists ' Equity . O’Connor is also confirmed to recall to the director ’s hot seat . The Accountant 2will pick up a streaming - single release on Prime Video , though no release particular date has been announce just yet . However , Artist Equity did reveal on Instagram thatfilming onThe Accountant 2officially startedon March 25 , 2024 . Although not everycharacter fromThe Accountantwill retort in the sequel , it has been confirm thatfour of the moving-picture show ’s major star , include Affleck , will be repeat their character inTheAccountant 2 .
4Christian Wolff - Ben Affleck
Affleck Will Return As The Titular Role In The Accountant 2
Of course , the most anticipated return forThe Accountant 2is Affleck , who will be reprising his role as the admirer , Christian Wolff . Viewers first meet Christian inThe Accountantas a unseasoned autistic son , portray by 13 - year - old Seth Lee , whose sire is particularly tough on him as he force Christian to learn how to defend himself against yob through wildness . Christian mature up to be a mathematic genius and spends the bulk ofThe Accountantusing his expertness to envision out who ’s been embezzling millions at live Robotics while trying to dodge the multiple targets on his back .
With Affleck ’s confirmed return , The Accountant 2 is expected to center on his character once again as he continues to " uncook the books " for some novel clientele .
The Accountantends with Christian hitting the loose road , presumptively adopting a fresh false name that will make him even harder to track down this time around . With Affleck ’s confirmed return , The Accountant 2is expect to revolve around on his quality once again as he continue to " uncook the books " for some new clientele . Given what asurprising moveThe Accountant 2is for Affleck , who rarely participates in lineal sequel to his movies , it ’s a ministration that he was on board for the sequel , sinceThe Accountant2 in all likelihood would n’t have moved forward at all without Affleck .
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Affleck does have the time now that his Erolia minutilla as Batman in the DCEU is up . The same class he star inThe Accountant , Affleck made his grand DCEU debut inBatman v Superman : Dawn of Justice , followed by a surprise cameo in 2016’sSuicide Squad . Affleck went on to play Batman in both 2017 ’s and 2021’sJustice Leaguemovies as well as 2023’sThe Flash . Depending on what the forthcoming sequel toThe Accountanthas in store , The Accountantcould be a better franchise for Affleck than Batman .
Ben Affleck ’s Notable Projects SinceThe Accountant(2016 )
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The Accountant 2, released in 2025, sees Ben Affleck reprising his role as Christian Wolff. When an old acquaintance is murdered, Wolff enlists his estranged brother, Brax, to unravel a deadly conspiracy. Alongside Marybeth Medina, they confront a relentless network of killers determined to maintain their secrets.
Year
Role
Additional Notes
Ben Affleck stars as Christian Wolff in the action thriller The Accountant, directed by Gavin O’Connor. A mathematical genius who connects more with his work than others, Christian freelances as a CPA for various criminal organizations to get by. However, when Christian starts to attract the unwanted attention of a Treasury agent, he attempts to go straight with a high-profile client – but his impeccable analytical skills uncover a financial discrepancy that dangerous people intend to keep hidden.
Batman v Superman : Dawn of Justice
2016
Bruce Wayne / Batman
DCEU Batman Debut
Suicide Squad
Surprise Cameo
Justice League
2017
Executive Producer
Triple Frontier
2019
Tom " Redfly " Davis
The Way Back
2020
Jack
Zack Snyder ’s Justice League
2021
The Last Duel
Pierre d’Alençon
Producer
The Tender Bar
Uncle Charlie
Deep Water
2022
Vic
spellbinding
2023
Danny Rourke
Air
Phil Knight
Director , Producer
The Flash
net DCEU Batman Appearance
3 house painting feature prominently in Ben Affleck ’s The Accountant , and each one has a particular substance to the characters and the storyline .
3Raymond “Ray” King - J.K. Simmons
Simmons Will Return As The Now-Retired Ray King In The Accountant 2
In summation to Affleck , J.K. Simmons is also returning forThe Accountant 2asRaymond " Ray " King , the former Director of the Treasury Department ’s Financial Crimes Enforcement web ( FinCEN).During his years as an agent , Ray was assigned to tag down the killer of a former Mafia bookkeeper . However , Christian flap him to it and killed them all , but countenance Ray take the air out awake . Ray was arrive quick to pass on the job for goodness when he started receive tips about criminal activity from Christian through an anonymous voice ( later let out to be Justine , the nonverbal autistic fille from Christian ’s childhood ) .
Because of Ray ’s history with Christian , Marybeth may request his help in a special investigating now that she ’s taken over as Christian ’s political science contact lens .
near retreat , Ray tasksMarybeth Medina with finding out Christian ’s real identity . SinceRay formally recede at the end ofThe Accountantand Marybeth accept up his place , it ’s undecipherable what his character ’s plot line will be inThe Accountant 2.Now that Ray is no longer working for the authorities , he has no further interest in the Treasury ’s probe into Living Robotics or otherwise . However , because of Ray ’s history with Christian , Marybeth may bespeak his aid in a especial investigation now that she ’s taken over as Christian ’s government contact .
The Accountant 2could also finally introduce Ray ’s nipper , whom he mentioned while Christian had a gunslinger to his heading in the flashback scene . Ray insisted that he ’s been a good father and has managed not to chouse up raising his kids despite his other shortcomings . Because of Christian ’s complicated , tumultuous relationship with his own father , Ray ’s confession compelled Christian to let him live . The Accountant 2could show Christian and Ray ultimately meeting face - to - faceand potentially ask Ray ’s child , which would justify Simmons ' regaining .
It ’s a wonder Simmons could even find the time to turn back , commit how officious he ’s been sinceThe Accountantwas released in 2016 . He fall in Affleck in bothJustice Leaguemovies as Commissioner Gordon and reprise his longtime function as J. Jonah Jameson in threeSpider - Manmovies : 2019’sFar From Home,2021’sNo Way Homeand 2023’sAcross the Spider - Verse . Simmons also appeared in films like 2018’sThe Front Runnerand 2020’sPalm Springsand continue doing a ton of voice work in enliven task . In 2022 , Simmons find his second Oscar nomination for Best indorse Actor forBeing the Ricardos .
J.K. Simmons ' Notable Projects SinceThe Accountant(2016 )
La La Land
banknote
nationalist Day
Sergeant Jeffrey Pugliese
Commissioner Gordon
The Front Runner
Bill Dixon
2018
Counterpart
Howard Silk
2017 - 2019
Spider - Man : Far From Home
J. Jonah Jameson
Palm Springs
Roy
Being the David Ricardo
William Frawley
Spider - Man : No Way Home
Spider - Man : Across the Spider - Verse
Invincible
Nolan Greyson / Omni - Man
2021 - 2023
2Braxton “Brax” Wolff - Jon Bernthal
Bernthal Will Receive More Screentime As Christian Wolff’s Long-Lost Brother In The Accountant 2
join Affleck and Simmons inThe Accountant 2is Jon Bernthal , who will reprise his purpose as Christian ’s untested blood brother , Braxton " Brax " Wolff . Like Christian , Brax was first introduced to witness as a child in flashback sequences , where he is depict by Jake Presley . However , it is not yet revealed thatthe lineament Bernthal plays as an grownup is the same boy from these scenes . After witnessing his founding father ’s fell attack at toughen up Christian , Brax grows up to be a hired gun , who is hired by keep Robotics CEO Lamar Blackburn ( John Lithgow ) to take out their accountant Dana Cummings ( Anna Kendrick ) and Christian .
Kendrick will not be reprising her purpose as Dana Cummings inThe Accountant 2 .
In a shocking twist of events , it is revealed toward the end ofThe Accountantthat Brax is in reality Christian ’s alienated brotherfrom the flashback sequences . Ever since Christian attended their mother ’s funeral ( even after she abandoned them as children ) , where their father ended up getting killed , Brax has hold a score against Christian . After a tense and violent opposition at Lamar ’s land , the Wolff brothers reconcile and committo mending their fractured family relationship .
The Accountant 2 is expected to focus on deepening Christian and Brax ’s relationship now that they are reunited and have formed an alliance .
Compared to the rest of the regress cast , Bernthal ’s part inThe Accountantwas relatively small up until the very end . However , O’Connor has corroborate that he destine to " incorporate [ Brax ] into the storey " more in the sequel , givingBernthal " more screen time " inThe Accountant 2.With this tease , The Accountant 2is expect to focalize on intensify Christian and Brax ’s relationship now that they are reunited and have formed an alliance . O’Connor also revealed that he wants to turnThe Accountantinto a trilogy , with the third installment serve as a " brother " film between the Wolff brothers .
As for Bernthal , he ’s been nearly as busy as Simmons’sinceThe Accountant . The next class , he starred in a whopping five films , includingWind RiverandBaby Driver . After play the Punisher in season 2 of the Netflix MCU seriesDaredevilin 2016,Bernthal reprise the role in his own spinoff series , The Punisher , in 2017 . Bernthal also starred in films like 2019’sFord v Ferrari,2021’sKing Richard , and 2023’sOrigin , and led two miniseries , We Own This CityandAmerican Gigolo , in 2022 . He also represent Carmy ’s older brother Mikey Berzatto in the Emmy - winning seriesThe Bear .
Jon Bernthal ’s Notable Projects SinceThe Accountant(2016 )
Wind River
Matt
Baby Driver
Griff
widow
Florek
The Punisher
Frank Castle / Punisher
The Peanut Butter Falcon
Mark
Ford v Ferrari
Lee Iacocca
King Richard
Rick Macci
The Many Saints of Newark
Johnny Soprano
We Own This City
Wayne Jenkins
American Gigolo
Julian Kaye
The Bear
Michael " Mikey " Berzatto
2022 - 2023
Origin
Brett Hamilton
1Marybeth Medina - Cynthia Addai-Robinson
Addai-Robinson Will Be Returning As The New FinCEN Director Marybeth Medina In The Accountant 2
The fourth and final actor confirmed to be returning forThe Accountant 2is Cynthia Addai - Robinson , who will be reprising her role as Treasury psychoanalyst Marybeth Medina . It is revealed early on on inThe Accountantthat she lie on her initial job software to theTreasuryabout her puerile criminal history , believing that the single file were seal . In interchange for not describe her to the authorities , Ray tasks her with track down the elusive accountant ’s real identity once and for all . After she uncover Christian ’s money laundering schemes , Ray carry Marybeth to continue accepting information from Christian .
As Christian ’s new authorities contact , there are eternal possible financial crimes he could topple Marybeth off to in the sequel .
Marybeth is reluctant at first to take tips from a murderer but eventually agrees when she becomes the young Director of FinCEN . Her new posture at the Treasury and her compromising on her ethical value atthe end ofThe Accountantperfectly set up Marybeth ’s return inThe Accountant 2.The Treasury ’s probe of Living Robotics may have concluded by the timeThe Accountant 2begins , depend on how far ahead the sequel will jump . However , as Christian ’s new government contact , there are endless potential financial crimes he could tip Marybeth off to in the continuation .
Addai - Robinson has mostly gravel to television persona since starring inThe Accountantin 2016 . She drop dead on to act Nadine Memphis in the TV adaptation ofShooterfrom 2016 - 2018 and star in the 2018 filmClosure . Addai - Robinson also played Dr. Vicki Glass in seasons 1 and 4 ofChicago Medfrom 2016 - 2019 . After that , she play Ramona Garrity in season 6 ofPowerfrom 2019 - 2020 and Queen Regent Miriel in time of year 1 ofThe Lord of the Rings : The Rings of Powerseries in 2022 . That same year , she asterisk in the read-only memory - comThe People We Hate at the wedding party .
Cynthia Addai - Robinson ’s Notable Projects SinceThe Accountant(2016 )
Shooter
Nadine Memphis
2016 - 2018
block
Yasmina
Chicago Med
Dr. Vicki Glass
2016 - 2019
Power
Ramona Garrity
2019 - 2020
Always and Forever
Nicole Taylor
The Lord of the Rings : The Rings of Power
Queen Regent Miriel
The masses We Hate at the Wedding
Eloise
source : Box Office Mojo , Rotten Tomatoes
The Accountant 2 , released in 2025 , sees Ben Affleck reprising his role as Christian Wolff . When an old acquaintance is murdered , Wolff enlist his estranged brother , Brax , to ravel out a deadly conspiracy . Alongside Marybeth Medina , they face up a relentless connection of Orcinus orca determined to maintain their secrets .
Ben Affleck stars as Christian Wolff in the action thriller The Accountant , directed by Gavin O’Connor . A numerical genius who associate more with his body of work than others , Christian free-lance as a CPA for various reprehensible organizations to get by . However , when Christian begin to pull in the undesirable care of a Treasury agent , he assay to go flat with a high - profile node – but his impeccable analytic skills reveal a fiscal variance that serious people intend to keep hidden .
