{{Short description|2016 film by Gavin O'Connor}} {{Use American English|date=September 2024}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2024}} {{Infobox film | name = The Accountant | image = The Accountant (2016 film).png | alt = | caption = Theatrical release poster | director = Gavin O'Connor | producer = {{plainlist| * Lynette Howell Taylor * Mark Williams }} | writer = Bill Dubuque | starring = {{plainlist| * Ben Affleck * Anna Kendrick * J. K. Simmons * Jon Bernthal * Cynthia Addai-Robinson * Jeffrey Tambor * John Lithgow }} | music = Mark Isham | cinematography = Seamus McGarvey | editing = Richard Pearson | studio = {{plainlist|<!--RatPac-Dune Entertainment co-financed the film and was not involved in the production--> * Electric City Entertainment * Zero Gravity Management }} | distributor = Warner Bros. Pictures | released = {{Film date|2016|10|10|TCL Chinese Theatre|2016|10|14|United States}} | runtime = 128 minutes<!--Theatrical runtime: 127:44--><ref name=BBFC>{{cite web | url=https://www.bbfc.co.uk/release/the-accountant-q29sbgvjdglvbjpwwc00mzq0mta | title=''The Accountant'' | work=British Board of Film Classification | date=August 30, 2016 | access-date=November 3, 2020}}</ref> | country = United States | language = English | budget = $44 million<ref name=BOM/> | gross = $155.2 million<ref name="BOM">{{cite web |url=https://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=theaccountant.htm |title=The Accountant (2016) |website=Box Office Mojo |publisher=IMDb|access-date=April 13, 2017}}</ref> }}
'''''The Accountant''''' is a 2016 American action thriller film<ref name=BBFC/><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.boston.com/culture/entertainment/2016/10/14/why-ben-afflecks-new-movie-is-three-genres-in-one-according-to-its-director/|title=Why Ben Affleck's new movie is three genres in one, according to its director|date=October 14, 2016 |publisher=Boston.com}}</ref> written by Bill Dubuque, directed by Gavin O'Connor, and starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, J. K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jeffrey Tambor, and John Lithgow. The storyline follows Christian Wolff, an autistic certified public accountant who makes his living sanitizing fraudulent financial and accounting records of criminal and terrorist organizations around the world that are experiencing internal embezzlement.
''The Accountant'' premiered in Los Angeles on October 10, 2016, and was theatrically released in the United States by Warner Bros. Pictures on October 14, 2016. Receiving mixed reviews from critics, the film grossed $155.2 million worldwide. It received praise for Affleck's performance and the action sequences featuring the Indonesian martial art Pencak Silat, although its portrayal of autism received a mixed response.
A sequel, ''The Accountant 2'', was released in 2025 by Amazon MGM Studios, with Affleck, Bernthal, Addai-Robinson and Simmons reprising their roles, while a third film is also in development.
==Plot== <!-- Per WP:FILMPLOT, plot summary should be between 400 to 700 words. --> An autistic child whose mother desires to have him treated at the Harbor Neuroscience facility is instead raised by his father, a U.S. Army psychological operations officer who refuses to enroll him. When the mother leaves the family, unable to cope, the father trains him and his brother in martial arts, encouraging the child to acclimate himself to triggering stimuli rather than avoiding them.
As an adult, the child is known by the alias Christian Wolff and acts as a forensic accountant investigating criminal organizations, "un-cooking" their financial records to uncover thefts. He operates a small accounting office in Plainfield, Illinois, that serves as a front for his money laundering enterprise. He assists a farmer and his wife with their tax problems, and is seen living a regimented life in a suburban property. His criminal clients contact him via an unnamed woman, who also organizes his business, identities and life. After Living Robotics' CEO, Lamar Blackburn, and his sister Rita learn of accounting irregularities from in-house accountant Dana Cummings, they hire Christian to audit their firm with Dana's assistance.
Christian informs Rita he's discovered $61 million has been embezzled but doesn't know the thief's identity. That night, Living Robotics CFO Ed Chilton is forced by a hitman to overdose on his insulin. Lamar pays Christian his remaining fee and tells him to leave. Christian kills two hitmen who attempt to kill him. Learning from one that Dana has also been targeted, he prevents another team from killing her, then takes her to his storage unit, which contains an Airstream recreational vehicle filled with artwork and valuables he's accumulated by purchase or as payment for previous jobs. He hides Dana at a hotel and goes to confront Rita, finding her murdered. He suspects Lamar is her killer.
Treasury Director Ray King is blackmailing data analyst Marybeth Medina, who omitted her juvenile criminal record from her federal employment application, to get her to find a shadowy figure known as "The Accountant". Medina realizes Christian is using the names of great mathematicians as aliases and tracks the Wolff identity to the accountancy office and adjacent businesses used to launder money. King, Medina, and a group of agents search Christian's home and King tells Medina that Christian was incarcerated following a violent altercation at his mother's funeral which resulted in his father's death. In prison, Christian formed a bond with Francis Silverberg, a former accountant turned informant, linked to the Gambino mafia family.
King, who was working Silverberg's case, is skeptical of Silverberg's claims. King had facilitated Silverberg's release, inadvertently leaving him vulnerable, and was consumed by guilt when the Gambino family murdered Silverberg, torturing him to death. King sought to make amends by surveilling the Gambino family, and thus witnessed Christian eliminating the entire Gambino family in revenge. Christian overpowered King and spared his life after King expressed remorse for his role in Silverberg's demise and shared his pride in being a good father. Following this encounter, Christian vanished but continued to provide King with tips into various criminal activities, allowing him to have a successful career.
Medina determines that Christian adheres to a set of moral principles. King proposes that she take over his role upon his retirement, which is imminent, and continue to accept information from Christian. She declines, unable to rationalize receiving tips from a murderer. A phone call interrupts their conversation: Christian's partner has called the phone in the vacant house to provide him with a lead regarding Living Robotics.
Christian goes to Lamar's mansion and fights through the waiting team of mercenaries protecting Lamar, during which he is injured. Braxton soon recognized Wolff as his brother upon Wolff chanting the Solomon Grundy rhyme. They fight, Braxton blaming Christian for their father's death, but reconcile and Christian kills Lamar. He promises to meet with Braxton before he leaves.
Another set of parents visit Harbor Neuroscience. They meet Justine, the daughter of the clinic's director, who is revealed to be Christian's business partner. Medina accepts her new role as Christian's contact and speaks at a press conference on the Treasury's investigation into Living Robotics.
Dana receives a framed copy of ''Dogs Playing Poker'' but discovers an original Jackson Pollock painting from Christian's Airstream hidden underneath it. In the final scene, Christian is shown driving on a country road with his Airstream in tow.
== Cast == * Ben Affleck as Christian Wolff / The Accountant, an autistic accountant who “audits financial books” for some of the most dangerous criminals in the world. ** Seth Lee as young Accountant * Anna Kendrick as Dana Cummings, an accountant at Living Robotics who notices the irregularities with their books. * J. K. Simmons as Raymond King, the Director of the Treasury Department's FinCEN. King built a career out of following leads from Wolff after meeting him years earlier on a stakeout. * Jon Bernthal as Braxton, The Accountant's brother. He operates a security company for high-profile clients. ** Jake Presley as young Braxton * Cynthia Addai-Robinson as Marybeth Medina, a young Treasury agent who is tasked with finding The Accountant's real identity. * Jeffrey Tambor as Francis Silverberg, a former bookkeeper for the Mafia. He trained The Accountant on how to launder money while they were incarcerated together. * John Lithgow as Lamar Blackburn, the CEO of Living Robotics. * Jean Smart as Rita Blackburn, Lamar's sister who hires Wolff to inspect the company's books. * Andy Umberger as Ed Chilton, CFO of Living Robotics. * Alison Wright as Justine, The Accountant's business partner. She has nonverbal autism and communicates with others via her computer. She brokers The Accountant's jobs, handles his tech needs and calls in his tips to Ray King. ** Izzy Fenech as Young Justine * Rob Treveiler as The Accountant's and Braxton's father. A US Army PSYOP officer who trained his sons in combat from an early age. * Mary Kraft as The Accountant's and Braxton's mother. She walked out on her family because she was unable to deal with Christian's autism.
== Production == In November 2014, Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Anna Kendrick, and J.K. Simmons all signed on to join the cast of the film.<ref name=KendrickCast>{{cite news|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|title=Anna Kendrick In Talks to Join Ben Affleck in 'The Accountant'|url=https://variety.com/2014/film/news/anna-kendrick-ben-affleck-in-the-accountant-1201354749/|access-date=November 13, 2014|work=Variety |date=November 12, 2014}}</ref><ref name=SimmonsCast>{{cite news|last1=Ford|first1=Rebecca|last2=Kit|first2=Borys|title=J.K. Simmons Joining Ben Affleck in 'The Accountant'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jk-simmons-joining-ben-affleck-748588|access-date=November 13, 2014 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=November 12, 2014}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Sneider|first1=Jeff|title='Fury' Star Jon Bernthal in Talks to Join Ben Affleck in 'The Accountant'|url=https://www.thewrap.com/fury-star-jon-bernthal-in-talks-to-join-ben-affleck-in-the-accountant-exclusive/|access-date=November 15, 2014|work=TheWrap|date=November 14, 2014}}</ref> In January 2015, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Jeffrey Tambor, and John Lithgow were added to the cast.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Kroll|first1=Justin|title='Arrow' Actress Cynthia Addai-Robinson Joins 'The Accountant'|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/arrow-actress-cynthia-addai-robinson-joins-the-accountant-1201393826/ |website=Variety|date=January 6, 2015 |access-date=January 6, 2015}}</ref><ref name=TamborCast>{{cite news|last1=Kit|first1=Borys|title=Jeffrey Tambor Joins Ben Affleck Thriller 'The Accountant'|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/jeffrey-tambor-joins-ben-affleck-763531|access-date=January 15, 2015 |magazine=The Hollywood Reporter |date=January 14, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=Fleming|first1=Mike Jr.|title=John Lithgow Joins Ben Affleck on 'The Accountant' Ledger|url=https://deadline.com/2015/01/john-lithgow-accountant-movie-ben-affleck-1201350370/|access-date=January 16, 2015 |website=Deadline Hollywood |date=January 14, 2015}}</ref>
Principal photography began on January 19, 2015, in Atlanta, Georgia, with Sam Hargrave serving as second unit director and stunt coordinator.<ref>{{cite news|title='The Accountant', starring Ben Affleck, begins filming in Atlanta next week|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2015/01/13/the-accountant-starring-ben-affleck-begins-filming-in-atlanta-next-week/|access-date=January 15, 2015|publisher=onlocationvacations.com|date=January 13, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=On the Set for 1/19/15: Kevin Spacey Begins on Elvis & Nixon, Director Joel Edgerton Starts on Blumhouse Film & More|url=http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-set-for-11915-kevin-spacey-begins-on-elvis-nixon-director-joel-edgerton-starts-on-blumhouse-film-more/|access-date=January 20, 2015|publisher=ssninsider.com|date=January 19, 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160221160032/http://www.ssninsider.com/on-the-set-for-11915-kevin-spacey-begins-on-elvis-nixon-director-joel-edgerton-starts-on-blumhouse-film-more/|archive-date=February 21, 2016}}</ref> On March 16–20, filming took place at the Georgia Institute of Technology.<ref>{{cite news|title='The Accountant', starring Ben Affleck, is filming at Georgia Tech all week|url=http://www.onlocationvacations.com/2015/03/16/the-accountant-starring-ben-affleck-is-filming-at-georgia-tech-all-week/|access-date=March 19, 2015|publisher=onlocationvacations.com|date=March 16, 2015}}</ref> Filming wrapped on April 2, 2015.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.filmla.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/2016_film_study_WEB.pdf|title=2016 Feature Film Study|last=FilmL.A.|date=June 2017|access-date=June 14, 2018}}</ref> The action sequences in the film featured the Indonesian martial art Pencak silat.<ref>{{cite news|title=Ben Affleck mastered Indonesian fighting style for new film|url=http://www.tv3.ie/xpose/article/entertainment-news/219065/Ben-Affleck-mastered-Indonesian-fighting-style-for-new-film|publisher=TV3}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://screenrant.com/accountant-movie-director-interview-gavin-oconnor/|title=The Accountant: Interview With Director Gavin O'Connor|website=Screen Rant |date=October 15, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{YouTube|fCWOSN7iddo}} @13:19.</ref>
The film was shot in on 35mm photochemical celluloid film stock provided by Kodak (specifically Kodak Vision3 500T 5219 film stock) on a Panaflex Millennium XL2 camera and a set of Primo prime lenses and zooms provided by Panavision for a 2.40:1 widescreen aspect ratio. Regarding the decision, cinematographer Seamus McGarvey stated, "Along with having a lot of low-light and night-time scenes, the overall aesthetic called for a sparse, stripped-down visual treatment that would mirror the autistic orderliness of the hero’s world... So along with keeping the sets structured and free from unnecessary distractions, we also drained-out the colour and stopped down the lenses to elevate the depth-of-field and sharpen the image. The action gets gradually more and more tense, and the look had to evolve into a more textured and gritty feel. The beauty of Kodak 5219 500T negative is the latitude it gives you on-set, and later in the colour grade, to handle the different looks, push the grain and contrast, and deliver a harmonised result”.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiewire.com/awards/industry/the-accountant-nocturnal-animals-cinematography-shot-film-1201736235/|title=‘The Accountant’ and ‘Nocturnal Animals’ Shot on Film|work=IndieWire|date=October 14, 2016}}</ref> McGarvey also stated that, besides fitting its noir aspects, the film wasn't shot digitally because of budget restraints, as he, O'Connor, and the producers realized that the inherent discipline of shooting on film could make filming in that format be as cost-effective, if not cheaper, than shooting digitally, especially when considering the time-consuming, significant, and sometimes costly post-processing and handling of large amounts of terabytes of data generated by digital cameras.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.kodak.com/en/motion/blog-post/the-accountant-nocturnal-animals-and-kitty/|title=Seamus McGarvey BSC ASC deploys 35mm to artistic and cost-effective advantage on 'The Accountant,' 'Nocturnal Animals' and 'Kitty'|work=Kodak|date=November 14, 2016}}</ref>
On July 9, 2015, a graphic novelization of the film was published by Vertigo, a limited comic-book imprint owned by Warner Bros. Pictures.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://screencrush.com/ben-afflecks-the-accountant-is-getting-its-own-comic-book|title=Ben Affleck's 'The Accountant' Is Getting Its Own Comic Book|work=ScreenCrush|date=July 9, 2015 }}</ref>
== Release == The film was released in the United States on October 14, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=D'Alessandro|first1=Anthony|title=Warner Bros. Shifts Release Dates For 'The Accountant', 'Going In Style' & 'The House'|url=https://deadline.com/2016/03/the-accountant-going-in-style-the-house-release-date-changes-1201716752/|access-date=March 10, 2016|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=March 8, 2016}}</ref> Before that, Warner Bros. Pictures had scheduled it for January 29, 2016, and October 7, 2016.<ref>{{cite news|last1=Hayden|first1=Erik|title=Ben Affleck's 'Accountant' and 'Live By Night' Pushed Back by Warner Bros.|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/ben-afflecks-accountant-live-by-813862|access-date=August 10, 2015|magazine=The Hollywood Reporter|date=August 7, 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|last1=McNary|first1=Dave|title=Ben Affleck's 'The Accountant' Set for Jan. 29|url=https://variety.com/2015/film/news/the-accountant-release-date-ben-affleck-1201501076/|access-date=May 23, 2015|work=Variety |date=May 19, 2015}}</ref> It held its European premiere in London on October 17, 2016.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ikonlondonmagazine.com/ben-affleck-london-premiere-of-the-accountant/|title=Ben Affleck London Premiere of The Accountant|publisher=Ikon London Magazine| last = Alvarez | first = Joe|date=December 19, 2016|access-date=January 21, 2018}}</ref>
=== Home media === The film was released on Digital HD on December 27, 2016, and on Blu-ray and DVD on January 10, 2017. Between January and March 2017, the film sold 463,367 DVDs and 313,279 Blu-rays for a total of $19.2 million.<ref>{{cite web |title=The Accountant (2016) – Financial Information |url=https://m.the-numbers.com/movie/Accountant-The#more |access-date=July 1, 2019 |website=The Numbers}}</ref> In April 2018, the MPAA reported it was the top-rented film of 2017 for both disc and digital.<ref>{{cite web |last=Lang |first=Brent |date=April 4, 2018 |title='Moana,' 'The Accountant' Top Home Entertainment Charts in 2017 |url=https://variety.com/2018/film/news/moana-the-accountant-home-entertainment-charts-2017-1202744006/ |access-date=April 7, 2018 |work=Variety}}</ref>
==Reception==
=== Box office === ''The Accountant'' grossed $86.3 million in the United States and Canada and $68.9 million in other countries, for a worldwide total of $155.2 million, against a production budget of $44 million.<ref name=BOM />
''The Accountant'' was released alongside ''Max Steel'' and ''Kevin Hart: What Now?'', and was expected to gross $20–25 million from 3,332 theaters in its opening weekend, although the studio was projecting a conservative $15 million opening.<ref name=preview>{{cite web|url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/envelope/cotown/la-et-ct-movie-projector-20161011-snap-story.html |title=Ben Affleck's 'The Accountant' is expected to unseat 'Girl On the Train' in slow box office weekend |work= Los Angeles Times|date=October 11, 2016 }}</ref> The film made $1.35 million from its Thursday-night previews, more than Affleck's ''Gone Girl'' ($1.2 million) in 2014. It grossed $9.1 million on its first day and $24.7 million in its opening weekend, finishing first at the box office and was the second-highest debut for a thriller of Affleck's career, behind ''Gone Girl'' ($37.5 million).<ref name=opening>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/weekend-box-office-the-accountant-kevin-hart-what-now-girl-on-the-train-1201836388/ |title='The Accountant' Calculates $24.7M Opening; 'Max Steel' Rusts |website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 17, 2016}}</ref> In its second weekend, the film grossed $13.6 million (a drop of 44.8%), finishing fourth at the box office.<ref name="Prev">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2016/10/weekend-box-office-jack-reacher-tom-cruise-keeping-up-with-the-joneses-ouija-madea-tyler-perry-1201840348/|title='Madea' To Push Well Past $27M As 'Jack Reacher' Takes $22M to $23M; 'Joneses' Can't Keep Up – Sun. AM Update|author=Anthony D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|date=October 23, 2016|access-date=October 23, 2016}}</ref>
===Critical response=== {{RT data|prose|''The Accountant'' writes off a committed performance from Ben Affleck, leaving viewers with a scattershot action thriller beset by an array of ill-advised deductions.|ref=yes|access-date=April 17, 2025}} {{MC film|51|45|ref=yes|access-date=November 1, 2016}} Audiences polled by CinemaScore gave the film an average grade of "A" on an A+ to F scale, while those surveyed by PostTrak gave it an 84% overall positive score, with 64% saying they would definitely recommend the film.<ref name=opening/>
Vince Mancini of ''Uproxx'' gave the film a positive review, writing, "It's transparent in its attempt both to pimp a future franchise and give autistic kids their own superhero. There's a genuine sweetness to the latter that converts me on the former. Headshots, math problems, and pained social interactions? Sign me up. Of the two movies Ben Affleck has been in so far this year, ''The Accountant'' and ''Batman v Superman'', ''The Accountant'' has by far the most franchise potential."<ref>{{cite web |last=Mancini|first=Vince|url=http://uproxx.com/filmdrunk/accountant-movie-review/|title='The Accountant' Is The Year's Best Superhero Movie And Probably Deserves A Sequel |website=Uproxx |date=October 12, 2016|access-date=October 12, 2016}}</ref> Richard Roeper of the ''Chicago Sun-Times'' gave the film 3.5 out of 4 stars, saying: "Madness abounds in ''The Accountant'', an intense, intricate, darkly amusing, and action-infused thriller that doesn't always add up, but who cares, it's BIG FUN."<ref>{{cite web |url=http://chicago.suntimes.com/entertainment/the-accountant-ben-affleck-an-entertaining-transaction-hero/ |title='The Accountant': Ben Affleck an entertaining transaction hero |website=Chicago Sun Times |date=October 12, 2016}}</ref>
Richard Brody of ''The New Yorker'' panned the film, stating: "This thrill-free thriller...piles up plotlines like an overbuilt house of cards that comes crashing down at the first well-earned guffaw of ridicule."<ref>{{cite magazine|url=https://www.newyorker.com/goings-on-about-town/movies/the-accountant-2 |title=The Accountant|magazine=The New Yorker|access-date=July 11, 2017}}</ref>
The film was criticized by some for portrayal of autism,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.filmoria.co.uk/the-accountant-best-adapted-martial-arts-in-film/|title=The Accountant: Best Adapted Martial Arts In Film|website=Filmoria.co.uk|date=March 2, 2017 |access-date=March 2, 2017}}</ref><ref name="auto1">{{Cite news |last=Alexander |first=Bryan |date=October 12, 2016 |title=Ben Affleck's 'The Accountant' walks the line with autism and guns |work=USA Today |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/life/movies/2016/10/12/ben-affleck-accountant-walks-fine-line-autism-guns/91901048/ |access-date=December 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|title=The Accountant: A Cinematic Take on Autism Spectrum Disorder|first=Somya|last=Abubucker|date=October 8, 2017|journal=American Journal of Psychiatry Residents' Journal|volume=12|issue=10|pages=9|doi=10.1176/appi.ajp-rj.2017.121006|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://cdrnys.org/blog/advocacy/the-accountant/|title=The Accountant|work=Center for Disability Rights}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lwlies.com/articles/the-accountant-hollywood-autism/|title=The Accountant is another example of Hollywood's autism problem|website=Little White Lies}}</ref> in part because of its violence.<ref>{{Cite news |date=October 30, 2016 |title=Mr Wolff, un héros peu ordinaire |work=Le Journal du dimanche |url=https://www.lejdd.fr/Culture/Mr-Wolff-un-heros-peu-ordinaire-820528-3149285 |access-date=December 17, 2017}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Haagaard |first=Alexandra |date=October 17, 2016 |title=How 'The Accountant' Victimizes The Autistic Community |work=The Establishment |url=https://medium.com/the-establishment/how-the-accountant-victimizes-the-autistic-community-c99207bf0d3f |access-date=December 17, 2017}}</ref> Laurie Stephen, director of clinical services in Altadena, California, said "it's concerning that a movie features a character with autism who has guns and engages in this kind of aggression/violence".<ref name="auto1"/>
===Accolades=== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Award ! Date of ceremony ! Category ! Recipient(s) ! Result ! class="unsortable"| {{Abbr|Ref(s)|Reference(s)}} |- | rowspan="2"| Jupiter Awards | rowspan="2"| March 29, 2017 | Best International Film | ''The Accountant'' | {{Nominated}} | rowspan="2"| <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.jupiter-award.de/wahl/wer-waren-deine-favoriten-aus-kino-und-tv-im-letzten-jahr,8719370,ApplicationVoting.html |title=The Jupiter Awards 2017 |publisher=Jupiter Awards |access-date=December 26, 2016}}</ref> |- | Best International Actor | Ben Affleck | {{Nominated}} |- | Saturn Awards | June 28, 2017 | Best Thriller Film | ''The Accountant'' | {{nom}} | <ref name="SaturnAwards">{{cite magazine|url=https://variety.com/2017/film/awards/saturn-awards-nominations-2017-rogue-one-walking-dead-1202000833/ |title=Saturn Awards Nominations 2017: 'Rogue One,' 'Walking Dead' Lead |last=McNary |first=Dave |magazine=Variety |date=March 2, 2017 |access-date=March 3, 2017}}</ref> |- |}
==Sequels== {{main|The Accountant 2}}
In June 2017, a sequel was announced to be in development, with Gavin O'Connor and Bill Dubuque returning in their respective roles as director and writer. Affleck was to return in the starring role.<ref name="Sequel_Deadline">{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2017/06/the-accountant-sequel-warner-bros-taps-ben-affleck-gavin-oconnor-for-the-accountant-sequel-jon-bernthal-also-likely-1202120025/|title=Ben Affleck & Gavin O'Connor Back For 'The Accountant' Sequel; Will Jon Bernthal Return?|last=Fleming|first=Mike Jr.|work=Deadline Hollywood|date=June 26, 2017}}</ref> By February 2020, Affleck confirmed that developments were ongoing, with the studio having considered retroactively turning a separate work-script that they are developing into ''The Accountant 2''. The actor additionally expressed interest in the potential for a television series.<ref name="Sequel_Collider">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/the-accountant-2-tv-series-ben-affleck/|work=Collider|title=Ben Affleck Offers Update on 'The Accountant' Sequel; Could Be a TV Series|author=Mancuso, Vinnie|date=February 27, 2020|accessdate=January 9, 2024}}</ref>
In September 2021, Gavin O'Connor announced that the sequel had officially been green-lit, while a third film is also being written. The sequel will incorporate Jon Bernthal's character into the plot more than the original.<ref name="Sequel_CB">{{cite web|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/news/2572995/the-accountant-2-happening-ben-affleck-jon-bernthal-warner-bros|title=The Accountant 2 Is Happening, Reportedly With Ben Affleck And Jon Bernthal|author=Reyes, Mike|date=September 2, 2021|accessdate=January 9, 2024}}</ref><ref name="Sequels_Collider">{{cite web|url=https://collider.com/is-the-accountant-2-happening-ben-affleck-jon-bernthal/|work=Collider|title='The Accountant 2' Reportedly in the Works With Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal|author=Boccella, Maggie|date=September 2, 2021|accessdate=January 9, 2024}}</ref> By January 2024, the film had officially entered pre-production with principal photography scheduled to commence in March of the same year, with Seamus McGarvey set to return as cinematographer.<ref name="Sequel_MW">{{cite web|url=https://movieweb.com/the-accountant-2-ben-affleck-jon-bernthal/|work=MovieWeb|title=The Accountant 2 Looking To Shoot This Year|author=Dick, Jeremy|date=January 8, 2024|accessdate=January 9, 2024}}</ref> In March 2024, Affleck, Bernthal, Simmons and Addai-Robinson were announced to be reprising their roles for the sequel, with Amazon MGM Studios acquiring the sequel's rights from Warner Bros. (who will serve as the international distributor through an existing deal with the studio) and Affleck also serving as a producer with Matt Damon under their Artists Equity banner alongside the original film's producers.<ref name="auto"/> The film was released on April 25, 2025.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/the-accountant-2-release-date-ben-affleck-1236036229/|title=''The Accountant 2'': Ben Affleck Thriller Getting Spring 2025 Theatrical Release From Amazon MGM|date=August 9, 2024|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 9, 2024}}</ref> Plans for a third film are underway.<ref name="auto">{{cite web|title=Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, J.K. Simmons & Cynthia Addai-Robinson Returning For 'The Accountant 2' As Artists Equity Sets Up Sequel At Amazon MGM|website=Deadline Hollywood|first=Matt|last=Grobar|date=March 7, 2024|access-date=March 7, 2024|url=https://deadline.com/2024/03/the-accountant-2-ben-affleck-jon-bernthal-jk-simmons-returning-1235848135/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://deadline.com/2024/08/the-accountant-2-release-date-ben-affleck-1236036229/|title=''The Accountant 2'': Ben Affleck Thriller Getting Spring 2025 Theatrical Release From Amazon MGM|date=August 9, 2024|first=Anthony|last=D'Alessandro|website=Deadline Hollywood|access-date=August 9, 2024}}</ref>
== See also == * Autism spectrum disorders in the media * Mental calculators in fiction
== References == {{Reflist}}
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