First Look: ‘The Accountant 2’ Starring Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal

Amazon MGM Studios released the first photos of The Accountant 2 ahead of its world premiere at SXSW. Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal reprise their roles as Christian Wolff and Brax in the sequel to the 2016 action thriller that grossed $155 million during its theatrical run.

The 2025 sequel also stars Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Daniella Pineda, Allison Robertson, and J.K. Simmons. The Accountant‘s writing and directing team of Bill Dubuque and Gavin O’Connor return for the sequel. Affleck, Lynette Howell Taylor, and Mark Williams serve as producers.

“Christian Wolff (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 (Bernthal), to help,” reads Amazon MGM Studios’ synopsis. “In partnership with U.S. Treasury Deputy Director Marybeth Medina (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.”

Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal (Photo Credit: Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios © Amazon Content Services LLC)

The Accountant was released in theaters on October 14, 2016. The R-rated sequel opens theatrically on April 25, 2025.

“It was very important to me to make an exuberant, entertaining movie,” explained director O’Connor in an interview with Vanity Fair. “I wanted to make an emotional film and also not just an action movie, which I would find wildly boring and uninteresting. An action movie that dealt with human connection and love was something that I really wanted to explore.”