Huge stories are always swirling around Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal. Recently, Affleck has brought to screen the invention of Jordan Nikes in Air, twisted audience minds with Robert Rodriguez’s Hypnotic, and played fan-favorite Bruce Wayne for the very last time. Meanwhile, Bernthal is back, baby, as Frank Castle, The Punisher in Daredevil: Born Again, as well as co-starring with Rami Malek in the upcoming The Amateur, and Christopher Nolan’s eagerly awaited adaptation of The Odyssey. Now, the two actors are back on the silver screen playing the deadly Wolff brothers once more in the wildly welcome sequel to their 2016 thriller in The Accountant 2.
Somebody close to Treasury Agent Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson from Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power) has been murdered by unknown assassins, so she must employ “The Accountant” himself, Christian Wolff (Affleck), to solve the mystery. With help from his estranged and lethal brother, Brax (Bernthal), Chris uses his unique style of thinking to unlock the puzzle, along with not exactly legal methods. As the trio inches closer to the truth, more cutthroat murderers pop out of the dark, intending to put an end to Wolff, his family, and his investigation. The movie also stars J.K. Simmons (Invincible), Daniella Pineda (Jurassic World: Dominion), and is directed by Gavin O’Connor (Warrior).
Collider’s own Steve Weintraub had the pleasure of sitting down with Affleck and Bernthal to talk about all things The Accountant 2. In this interview, they discuss how easy it is to work with one another, the inside scoop on The Accountant 3, and whether Affleck owes Steve personally for that whole Dunkin’ Donuts gig.
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