Affleck is one of the most widely recognized Hollywood actors and creatives on the face of the planet. Appearances in School Ties, Dazed and Confused, and Kevin Smith’s Chasing Amy teed up Good Will Hunting, hisOscar-winning triumph with best friend and co-writer Matt Damon.
The Accountant 2, which will see Affleck play Christian Wolff once more, is set to start shooting later this year.
This comes viaDeadline, which reported that Affleck will direct a new revenge thriller with Matt Damon for Netflix before filming the sequel. “Once Damon was attached to star, Netflix was quick to board in order to meet Affleck’s busy schedule where he could shoot this film and then follow it up with the Accountant sequel later this year,” the outlet wrote.
The original film followed Christian, an autistic accountant and mathematical savant who launders money for the mob and other illegal clients as he takes on a new embezzlement case – oh, and he’s also a deadly assassin who’ll kill anyone who “breaks his moral code.”
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The star insisted he’d “be thrilled to work with Gavin again and do that again. I had a great time. It was a lot of fun. It was an interesting twist on the genre and I’d love to do it… and if they want to produce a TV show version of it and I get some royalties, well that’s great too.”
During an appearance onCinemaBlend’s ReelBlend podcast, O’Connor teased: “So, I’ve always wanted to do three because what, the second one’s going to be more with… we’re going to integrate his brother into the story. So there’ll be more screen time for Bernthal in the second one. And then the third movie’s going to be, I call it, ‘Rain Man on steroids.’ The third movie is going to be the two brothers, this odd couple. The third one is going be a buddy picture.”
Cameron Frew is Deputy TV & Movies Editor on Dexerto’s UK team. He’s an action movie aficionado, ’80s obsessive, and Oscars enthusiast. He loves Invincible, but he’s also a fan of The Boys, the MCU, The Chosen, and much more. He has previously written for LadBible, UniLad, and Flickering Myth. You can contact him at: cameron.frew@dexerto.com.
