The Accountant 2

StarringCinematographySeamus McGarveyDistributed byCountryUnited StatesLanguageEnglish

The Accountant 2 is an upcoming American action-thriller film directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Bill Dubuque. It is the direct sequel to The Accountant (2016). Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, J. K. Simmons, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson reprise their roles from the previous film, with Daniella Pineda among the actors joining the cast. The film is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios on April 25, 2025.

• Ben Affleck as Christian Wolff, an autistic accountant who launders money for some of the most dangerous criminals in the world.
• Jon Bernthal as Brax (Braxton), Christian's brother. He operates a security company for high-profile clients.
• J. K. Simmons as Ray King, the Director of the Treasury Department's FinCEN. King built a career out of following leads from Wolff after meeting him years earlier on a stakeout.
• Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Marybeth Medina, a young Treasury agent who is tasked with finding The Accountant's real identity.
• Daniella Pineda
• Allison Robertson
• Robert Morgan
• Grant Harvey

In June 2017, a sequel to The Accountant was announced to be in development, with Ben Affleck set to reprise his role and Bill Dubuque and Gavin O'Connor returning to write and direct, respectively.^[1] By February 2020, Affleck confirmed that developments were ongoing, with the studio having considered retroactively turning a separate script that they are developing into The Accountant 2. The actor additionally expressed interest in the potential for a television series.^[2] In September 2021, Connor revealed a sequel was in development, with a possibility of a third entry. Affleck and Jon Bernthal were confirmed to reprise their roles as Christian Wolff and Brax.^[3] In 2024, J. K. Simmons and Cynthia Addai-Robinson were also announced to be returning, with Daniella Pineda, Allison Robertson, Robert Morgan, and Grant Harvey joining the cast.^[4][5] Principal photography began on March 25, 2024, in California, with Seamus McGarvey returning as cinematographer.^{[6][7][8][9][10]} In February 2024, Amazon MGM Studios acquired the distribution rights from Warner Bros. Pictures, with an estimated $10 million qualified spending and tax incentives. Through an existing deal with the studio, Warner Bros. will remain involved as the film's international distributor.^[11]

The film is scheduled to be theatrically released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios on April 25, 2025.^[12]

In September 2021, O'Connor revealed plans to expand The Accountant into a trilogy of movies. With production tentatively slated to be completed consecutively with the second installment, the filmmaker categorized the third movie as a buddy film; calling the project "Rain Man on steroids".^[13][2]

• The Accountant 2 at IMDb