Ben Affleck is back as The Accountant in the first trailer for the hotly-anticipated action sequel.
A follow-up to the 2016 movie, The Accountant 2 marks the return of Affleck's Christian Wolff, an accountant who has autism and has made a living out of 'uncooking' the books of criminals and terrorists to uncover embezzlement.
After the events of the first film, Christian reunites with his brother Braxton, played by The Bear star Jon Bernthal, as they team up to solve a murder that hits close to home.
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The clip reveals Christian's pal, Treasury Director Ray King (JK Simmons), has been killed.
Before his final breath, Ray was able to write on his own arm the words "Find the accountant", meaning that Christian is the one who could find the killer and finish what Ray had started.
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Alongside Affleck, who also co-produces the movie with Matt Damon, and Bernthal, the sequel also sees Cynthia Addai-Robinson reprising the role of Marybeth Medina, a treasury agent who reaches out to Christian for help with the case but is at odds with his less-than-legal methods.
As the trio gets closer to uncovering who wanted rid of Ray, they end up on the radar of some dangerous killers who will do whatever it takes to stop their search.
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Simmons returns briefly as Ray, while new additions to the cast include Daniella Pineda, Allison Robertson, Robert Morgan, and Grant Harvey.
The film from returning director Gavin O'Connor and screenwriter Bill Dubuque will premiere at South by Southwest in March and will be released in cinemas on April 25.
The Accountant 2 is released in US cinemas on April 25. A UK release date is TBC.
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