'The Accountant 3': Ben Affleck Comments on Possible Third Movie & Who Might Return

Ben Affleck‘s The Accountant 2 is out now in theaters and is expected to do great numbers at the box office, which could lead to a potential third movie.

Director Gavin O’Connor has been saying for years that he envisions the franchise as a trilogy and he’s already revealed plans for the third film.

“So, I’ve always wanted to do three because what, the second one’s going to be more with — we’re going to integrate his brother into the story. So there’ll be more screen time for Bernthal in the second one,” Gavin told Cinema Blend back in 2021. “And then the third movie’s going to be, I call it, ‘Rain Man on steroids.’ The third movie is going to be the two brothers, this odd couple. The third one is going be a buddy picture.”

There’s the potential of an exciting return for the third movie.

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When asked about the third movie, Ben told The New York Times, “That’s a question I want to ask Bill and Gavin. I’m just waiting for another great script.”

Gavin told the outlet, “One thing we’ve talked about is the idea of bringing Anna Kendrick [who plays Christian’s love interest in the first movie] back. Maybe Christian can finally get the love that he deserves… she and I have been texting. She said she’s a hundred percent in if we want.”

He also told Cinema Blend, “If Dana is pulled back into Christian’s life in The Accountant 3, hopefully, for her sake, she’ll have taken up some combat training…”

Find out what Ben‘s son had to say about this movie!