It’s been a long time coming for The Accountant 2‘s arrival. The original movie was a surprising $155M hit back in 2016, and director Gavin O’Connor struggled for years to get a sequel going. Amazon MGM coming aboard last year kicked things into overdrive, and now we’re only a month away from the film’s world premiere at SXSW. After some images debuted a few days ago, today brings the first trailer.
Affleck returns as autistic hitman Christian Wolff, who loves big numbers as much as he loves big guns. Bernthal is back as Christian’s mercenary brother, Brax, in a role that has been greatly expanded.
Also returning are Cynthia Addai-Robinson and JK Simmons, joined by Daniella Pineda and Allison Robertson.
Bill Dubuque is back as screenwriter, with Affleck and Matt Damon as producers.
SYNOPSIS: Christian Wolff (Ben 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 (Jon 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.
Amazon MGM Studios will open The Accountant 2 in theaters on April 25th.
