The Accountant 2
After spending the better part of a decade trying to get the continuation off the ground , Gavin O’Connor is looking back on how he and Ben Affleck convinced Warner Bros. to makeThe Accountant 2without them . The follow - up to the 2016 thriller nibble up with Affleck ’s Christian Wolff being enlisted by Cynthia Addai - Robinson ’s Marybeth Medina to help track down those responsible for the murder of J.K. Simmons ' Ray King , with Christian bringing his brother Braxton into the fold . Also featuring the return of Jon Bernthal as Brax , The Accountant 2infamously drop eight yearsin development hell .
Now , during an interview withScreenRantto celebrate the liberation of the pic ’s trailer , O’Connor reflect onThe Accountant 2 ’s elongated ontogeny Hz . O’Connor commence by recalling there being"a bit of a revolving door and melodious electric chair go on at Warner Bros. “in their initial efforts to make the sequel , with Affleck also creating his and Matt Damon ’s production banner , Artists Equity , and originally plan to habituate a deal with the studio to make it :
Well , I think there was a bit of revolving threshold and musical chairs go on at Warner Bros. We made the mess to compose the next flick in 2018 , and it was just , I do n’t know , whatever disfunction give way on in studios these days . It was at Warner Bros. , there were regime changes , so we were present those obstacles . Then , Ben started his own studio apartment , Artists Equity , [ and ] we were once again trying to get it going . I do n’t know if there were complications with Warner Bros. and Artists Equity doing a co - studio kind of deal — I ’m not really sure just what hap with all that — but we just could never get it give way over there .
harmonise to O’Connor , when Affleck recognize that the studio apartment might ultimately not actually move beforehand with the sequel , he and the conductor say WB to not " hijack " the propertyand permit them makeThe Accountant 2without the studio . After WB " graciously pay us their blessing " to shop the projection around , they immediately know where to take the movie :
Once Ben had his studio apartment , we were like , “ If you ’re not going to make it , do n’t hijack it and not allow us to go engage this film we ’ve been examine to make now for eight year . ” They graciously give us their blessing and allow us leave , and we give-up the ghost right to Amazon , because they had listen what was going on . A lot of the mass that used to work at Warner Bros. that Ben and I knew from the first movie are at Amazon now , so we had a lot of friends — Courtenay Valenti and Sue Kroll and such . So , we made a deal with Amazon . It was a negative pickup arm , so Ben ’s company , Artists Equity , financed the photographic film , which was a delight .
O’Connor concluded thatthe move off from Warner Bros. proved to be something of a blessing in camouflage forThe Accountant 2team , with the production feeling " like make a $ 1 million independent movie " rather than a double - digit studio movie as the first one . He also affirm that Amazon MGM Studios were not only pleased with the subsequence , but that " it tested well " , have their new studio a lot of sureness in the film :
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Honestly , it was like making a $ 1 million independent film . It was all about the creative human activity , and we just created this really fertile environment , and had fun and go and made the pic . Then , [ we ] delivered it to Amazon , they were really pleased and happy with it , it tested well , and we were off to the subspecies .
What The Move From WB To Amazon MGM Means For The Accountant
Affleck & O’Connor’s Ideas Beyond The First Sequel May Come To Fruition
To O’Connor ’s point , Warner Bros. has undergo multiple changes in the years since the firstAccountantmovie come out . During the COVID-19 pandemic , the studio shifted to co-occurrent theatrical and streaming releases on the then - novel HBO Max , disappointing many movie maker and leading to some breaking off their work relationships , most notably Christopher Nolan . Shortly thereafter , WarnerMedia and the studio were absorbed to become Warner Bros. Discovery , which saw many former execs depart andfilms likeCoyote vs. Acmeshelved to make up the studio apartment ’s monumental post - merger debt .
Affleck ’s relationship with WBD also became something of a complicated sort beyond the defeat overThe Accountant 2 ’s lack of progression during his brief tenure inthe DC Extended Universe as Batman . After initially pull away from the role in ordination to take a step back for personal reason , Affleck did return for the Ezra Miller - ledThe Flash , which not only ended up serve as a sendoff for his avatar with George Clooney ’s surprise last cameo , but also for the DCEU as a whole with James Gunn being brought on with Peter Safran to lead up the reformed DC Studios .
Ben Affleck ’s Batman cameo in Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom would n’t have made any sense even if the DCEU had allowed the Dark Knight to pass .
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.
The Accountant 2 Fits Amazon MGM’s Recent Movie Push
The Studio Has Been Trying To Their Own Action Franchise
While O’Connor suggest that his and Affleck ’s connections at the studio apartment aid with Amazon MGM desire to break up up the sequel , The Accountant 2actually nicely fits with their on-going exertion to ramp up their own activeness franchise follow the studio merger . That ’s not to say that the studio is totally without any franchises , their most notable being theJames BondandRockymovie series , but in the world of one - someone - ground forces - dash movies , they ’ve only just started to get their own terms in that action subgenre .
The sequel to Ben Affleck ’s 2016 thriller The Accountant is officially underway , with several original character returning for The Accountant 2 .
The Jake Gyllenhaal - ledRoad Housereboot presently has a continuation in development after the first film became a major pour success for Prime Video . Additionally , while yet to be confirm by the studio or the creatives involved , rumble ofThe Beekeeper 2have been go on since the Jason Statham - go moving-picture show became a critical and commercial winner , grossing over $ 153 million against its $ 40 million production budget . With Statham and author / director David Ayer also reuniting with Amazon MGM for the upcomingA Working Man , the studio could very well have multiple dealership on its hands if it does well .
Sylvester Stallone also reteamed with Statham forA Working Man , co - write the script with Ayer , which is based on the bookLevon ’s Tradeby Chuck Dixon .
Ultimately , the biggest projection Amazon MGM has on the horizon that could give them a right franchise isthe long - gestatinglive - actionMasters of the Universefilm . Given the picture show is potential to have a budget in the century of gazillion of buck , it would need to pull off a moderately full-grown box office haul to be a achiever and lead to next installments . For Affleck and O’Connor , however , The Accountant 2 ’s more modest budget could not only put it in the same field asThe Beekeeper , but also easier set up it up to get the greenlight for the third movie the duet have previously discussed .
Our Take On The Accountant 2’s Studio Change
It Benefits Everyone Involved
While long - conceptualise subsequence often find themselves failing to live up to their predecessors , the continued commitment fromO’Connor and Affleck to makeThe Accountant 2certainly gives me hope that they ’ve cooked up something special . Even beyond a creative standpoint , the geological fault from WB to Amazon MGM could prove very beneficial for all involve , as the studio apartment is still trying to break out in the theatrical subject area , with most of their flick only being lowly successes up to this point . If it can match or surpass its predecessor ’s $ 155 million box office haulage , it would be one of the studio ’s best haul yet .
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The Accountant 2 , liberate in 2025 , find out Ben Affleck reprise his character as Christian Wolff . When an honest-to-god acquaintance is mutilate , Wolff enlists his alienated pal , Brax , to unravel a mortal conspiracy . Alongside Marybeth Medina , they face a relentless internet of killers determined to keep their secret .
