Amazon MGM Studios has released the first trailer for The Accountant 2, the sequel to 2016’s The Accountant, with Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal returning. Watch the trailer below.
Here’s the plot details for The Accountant 2:
Christian Wolff (Affleck) has a talent for solving complex problems. When an old acquaintance is murdered, leaving behind a cryptic message to “find the accountant,” Wolff is compelled to solve the case. Realizing more extreme measures are necessary, Wolff recruits his estranged and highly lethal brother, Brax (Bernthal), to help. In partnership with U.S. Treasury Deputy Director Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson), they uncover a deadly conspiracy, becoming targets of a ruthless network of killers who will stop at nothing to keep their secrets buried.
In an interview with Vanity Fair, Affleck said, ‘I’m a believer that multiple things can exist. You can do a movie for a big audience, and I think that’s really the same thing as a movie with characters that seem real, and that you connect to and care about.’ The sequel retains many elements that made the first film memorable, including surprising twists and intense action sequences. However, it also explores the main characters’ emotional depth, focusing on the brothers’ relationship in a way the first film couldn’t.
Bernthal said, ‘Underneath it all, I think, especially with Braxton, there is this deep yearning to have his brother in his life and an overwhelming loneliness he’s been trying to fill in very empty ways.’
In the film, J.K. Simmons reprises his role as Ray King, the Director of the Treasury Department’s FinCEN, who built his career by following leads from Christian Wolff after a fateful stakeout years ago. The cast also includes Daniella Pineda, Allison Robertson, Robert Morgan, and Grant Harvey.
Produced by Ben Affleck and Matt Damon under their Artists Equity banner, along with Lynette Howell Taylor and Mark Williams.
The Accountant 2 will premiere at South by Southwest on March 8, 2025, and hit theaters in the U.S. on April 25, 2025, via Amazon MGM Studios and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
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