‘The Accountant 2’ Might Not Happen Now, But A TV Show Is Still A Possibility
Will we ever seeThe Accountant 2: Crunch Those Numbers? TheBen Affleckmovie was a surprise hit, and back in 2017, word surfaced that Warner Bros.was developing a sequel. But we haven’t heard much about it since then. So what’s up? According toThe Accountanthimself, Ben Affleck, there’s definitely been talk about a follow-up, but they’ve yet to nail down a script. At the same time, Affleck also mentions that there’s been talk of developing anAccountantTV series.
The Accountantis an absolutely ridiculous movie – and I kind of love it. Sure, it has about fifteen too many subplots, and it’s just a goofy shitshow overall. But I appreciated how the film just went for it, unapologetically overloading itself to the point of ridiculousness. And I apparently wasn’t alone in myAccountantlove, because the film was a hit and went on to become themost-rented movie of 2017.
InThe Accountant, Ben Affleck played a man with a high-functioning form of autism who wasalsoa very good accountant and an evenbetterassassin. Once the film sets up Affleck’s character, it proceeds to get exceedingly silly, with Affleck getting caught up in a plethora of storylines.Anna Kendrickshows up at some point. So doesJ.K. Simmons.It’s an absolute mess – but what an entertaining mess it is! And in 2017, Warner Bros. seemed very game for a sequel.
So will it ever happen? Maybe. Affleck is out there promoting his new filmThe Way Back, which was directed byAccountantfilmmakerGavin O’Connor, and during an interview withCollider, the subject of anAccountantsequel came up. Affleck said:
“We’ve talked about it. There seems to be a debate whether or not to do a TV series version of it. The scriptwriter [Bill Dubuque] has become quite successful and busy, so he’s off doing his thing. And somebody said to me, ‘Well if we could find a script that we could retrofit and make into a sequel’… But that’s sort of tricky because the personality of the character is so specific, that doesn’t really work to just say, ‘Well, we used to call this scriptAction Movie Shootout, and now we’re going to call itThe Accountant 2.'”
I love how serious Affleck takes the world ofThe Accountant. Any old action script won’t do – it has to be just right. In any case, if there ends up being anAccountantTV series, don’t expect Affleck to star in that. But if they ever find a way to make a movie, he’ll be all-in. “It was a lot of fun,” the actor said. “It was an interesting twist on the genre and I’d love to do it.”
