Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal each star in The Accountant 2, however the pair additionally share a Marvel connection, with Affleck having performed Daredevil within the 2003 film and Bernthal taking part in Punisher in Daredevil: Born Once more. Whereas talking on Jake’s Takes with Bernthal, Affleck mirrored on how honest Daredevil has come over the many years.
“Well, his Punisher is good,” Affleck stated. “Daredevil was an attention-grabbing story. It was earlier than Kevin Feige had stepped into the position of operating Marvel. He imposed a sort of readability of tone throughout these films that form of discovered the trickiest factor, which is, ‘How do you balance a movie where you got people wearing pajamas and have superpowers, and how seriously you take it, and how much humor is in it, and how much you wink at the audience, and what does the action have to look like?’ It coincided with visible results attending to a spot the place it might look actually convincing. It paved the way in which for nice actors like him to actually get it performed.“
Affleck continued, “There’s a new Daredevil, I haven’t seen it yet, but I certainly love the character. I wish him the best, but I wouldn’t tangle with his Punisher.” In one other world, maybe we might have seen Affleck’s Daredevil face off towards the Punisher, however as an alternative, all we acquired was that terrible Elektra spinoff.
As for The Accountant 2, the long-belated sequel has been acquired surprisingly effectively, and our personal Chris Bumbray dug the movie after watching it at SXSW. “The Accountant 2 works terrifically well as a slam-bang buddy action comedy, with Affleck and Bernthal at their absolute best,” Bumbray wrote. “I love the sleek 87North-style action flicks that are in favour now, but The Accountant 2 is old-school in a way I’ve been missing. The extra emphasis on characterization only sweetens the pot. Bring on The Accountant 3!” You possibly can take a look at the remainder of his overview proper right here.
Talking of The Accountant 3, O’Connor does have one other potential sequel in thoughts. “I have a lot of thoughts about what to do with the third,” O’Connor stated. “I’ve been excited about it for lots of years.“
The official synopsis for The Accountant 2 reads: “When her former boss is killed by unknown assassins, Treasury Agent Marybeth Medina (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) is pressured to contact Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) to resolve the homicide. With the assistance of his estranged however extremely deadly brother Brax (Jon Bernthal), Chris applies his sensible thoughts and less-than-legal strategies to piece collectively the unsolved puzzle. As they get nearer to the reality, the trio draw the eye of a few of the most ruthless killers alive—all intent on placing a cease to their search.“ The Accountant 2 might be launched in theaters on April twenty fifth.