The first trailer for Ben Affleck’s The Accountant 2 dropped on Thursday.
The movie star, 52, stars alongside co-star Jon Bernthal in the thriller – both reprising their roles from the first installment – The Accountant – which released in 2016.
The film centers around Ben’s character Christian Wolff and his brother Brax, played by Jon.
Christian, an autistic forensic accountant, tries to help solve the murder of a treasury agent, working with brother Brax despite their estrangement.
It takes place eight years after the events that took place in the first installment of The Accountant.
The Accountant 2 is set to be released on April 25 in theaters – nine years after the original movie premiered.
The first trailer for Ben Affleck ‘s The Accountant 2 dropped on Thursday
The movie star, 52, stars alongside co-star Jon Bernthal in the thriller – both reprising their roles from the first installment – The Accountant – which released in 2016
The trailer kicks off with Ben’s character Christian getting ready for the day, sporting a suit and tie.
He is getting ready in his trailer as he listens to someone telling him how to dress, noting that he shouldn’t wear a black suit because it makes him look like a ‘mortician.’
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He looks in the mirror at his black suit as the voice told him that.
A montage of guns and fancy motorcycles is then seen before he is seen eating in the solitude of his trailer.
The next scene in the trailer shows J.K. Simmons’ Ray King character hiding from shooters – before writing out ‘Find the Accountant’ on his forearm.
He is later seen at a morgue – with someone looking at his message on his post-mortem body.
‘Do I make you nervous?’ Christian asks Marybeth Medina – a treasure agent – played by Cynthia Addai-Robinson – whom he meets at a parking garage, who goes on to tell him he is an ‘escaped convict, trained by mob accountants, your clients are drug cartels, money launderers….’
He then tells her: ‘Is that a yes?’ as he walks closer to her.
She tells him that Ray King was murdered, asking him if he likes puzzles.
The trailer kicks off with Ben’s character Christian getting ready for the day, sporting a suit and tie
He is getting ready in his trailer as he listens to someone telling him how to dress, noting that he shouldn’t wear a black suit because it makes him look like a ‘mortician.’
The next scene in the trailer shows J.K. Simmons’ character hiding from shooters – before writing out ‘Find the Accountant’ on his forearm.
‘Do I make you nervous?’ Christian asks Marybeth Medina – a treasure agent – played by Cynthia Addai-Robinson – whom he meets at a parking garage, who goes on to tell him he is an ‘escaped convict, trained by mob accountants, your clients are drug cartels, money launderers….’
Marybeth tells him he needs his help, before an explosion is seen.
Christian calls Brax – amid their estrangement – with Christian asking to meet him in Los Angeles.
A fight ensues, with the agent telling Christian that she doesn’t torture people, to which he corrects he and says, ‘you didn’t.’
They head to his trailer and sit on the roof in lawn chairs, to which Brax says you ‘live in a lunchbox’ and Brax brings up why they don’t talk.
‘I spent years looking for you. Do you not miss me because of me or because of your condition?’ Brax asks Christian.
‘I’m just me,’ Christian tells him.
Another montage of a gun fight takes place, with Christian and Brax suited up and then shooting at a group of people.
Christian calls Brax – amid their estrangement – with Christian asking to meet him in Los Angeles.
Christian, Brax and Marybeth pictured
They head to his trailer and sit on the roof in lawn chairs, to which Brax says you ‘live in a lunchbox’ and Brax brings up why they don’t talk
Another montage of a gun fight takes place, with Christian and Brax suited up and then shooting at a group of people
Fans took to the comments section to gush about the movie – despite it being nine years after the first movie dropped.
‘We all waited for this movie to happen for 9 years and here we are,’ one wrote.
‘The Batman and Punisher team up we didn’t know we needed,’ referring to Ben and Jon’s previous roles as the two action stars.
Another called it an ‘underrated’ film, noting that they watch it all the time.
One person joked that they were already waiting in line to watch the film.
Many congratulated Ben on his acting abilities, noting that was ‘incredible’ in the first one.
The Accountant 2 will release on April 25, 2025.
The film also stars J.K. Simmons, Danielle Pineda, Grant Harvey and Cynthia Addai-Robinson.
The Accountant 2 is directed by Gavin O’Connor and written by Bill Dubuque – both of whom who also served as director and writer for The Accountant.
Ben produced The Accountant 2 – along with childhood friend and actor Matt Damon, in addition to Lynette Howell Taylor and Mark Williams.
The original film – The Accountant – was first released in 2016 – with Ben, Jon, and J.K starring in the film.
Anna Kendrick, Jeffrey Tambor and John Lithgow were also in the first film.
Fans took to the comments section to gush about the movie – despite it being nine years after the first movie dropped
Last month, Ben and Jennifer settled their divorce – five months after their shock split on their second wedding anniversary.
Jennifer, 55, and Ben who wed in 2022, will officially end their marriage on February 20, with the pair each walking away with what they individually acquired during their brief union, DailyMail.com can confirm.
The pair have also reached an agreement on their $61million Beverly Hills mansion they bought together, although the terms will remain private.
The former couple wed without a prenuptial agreement – with their cumulative wealth sitting at $550million, with Lopez’s assets accounting for $400million of their wealth treasure chest.
The actor-director and singer-actress eloped at the Little White Chapel in Las Vegas on July 16, 2022 – 18 years after breaking off their first engagement in 2004.
The couple again exchanged vows at Affleck’s estate outside of Savannah, Georgia on August 20 that year.
J-Lo filed the divorce documents on the two-year anniversary of their Georgia nuptials, but listed their separation date as April 26, 2024.
They had first rekindled their romance in early 2021, just weeks after J-Lo broke off her engagement to Alex Rodriguez.
TMZ, who were first to report on the settlement, reports Affleck will hold onto his stake in his production company, Artists Equity, which he founded in 2022 with BFF Matt Damon.
Last month, Ben and Jennifer settled their divorce – five months after their shock split on their second wedding anniversary
Jennifer, 55, and Ben who wed in 2022, will officially end their marriage on February 20, with the pair each walking away with what they individually acquired during their brief union, DailyMail.com can confirm; pictured August 20, 2024
The company has produced Air, The Accountant Part 2 and Unstoppable.
Jennifer worked on projects including Shotgun Wedding, This Is Me… Now and The Mother during their marriage.
The settlement, which was mediated by celeb disso queen Laura Wasser, also reveals Jennifer is dropping Affleck as a last name and going back to Jennifer Lynn Lopez.