# The Accountant 2

The Accountant 2 is a 2025 American action thriller film directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Bill Dubuque. It is the sequel to The Accountant (2016). Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, and J. K. Simmons reprise their roles from the previous film, with Daniella Pineda and Allison Robertson (who replaces Alison Wright) joining the cast.
The film premiered at the South by Southwest Festival on March 8, 2025, and will be theatrically released on April 25, 2025, in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and in Canada by Warner Bros. Pictures. A third film is in development.

## Premise

"When someone close to her is killed by unknown assassins, Treasury Agent Marybeth Medina is forced to contact Christian Wolff to solve the murder. With the help of his estranged but highly lethal brother Brax, Chris applies his brilliant mind and less-than-legal methods to piece together the unsolved puzzle. As they get closer to the truth, the trio draw the attention of some of the most ruthless killers alive — all intent on putting a stop to their search."

## Cast

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

## Production

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. 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. 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.
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. In March 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. Principal photography began on March 25, 2024, in California, with Seamus McGarvey returning as cinematographer, and wrapped on August 16.

## Release

The film premiered at South by Southwest on March 8, 2025, and will be theatrically released in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios on April 25, 2025.

## Reception

The film holds an 83% score on review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, based on 30 reviews, aggregating a 6.40/10 overall rating. On Metacritic, the film holds a weighted average score of 61/100, based on 12 critics, indicating "generally favorable" reviews.

## Future

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