Summary
Someone getWarner Bros.and Amazon-MGM on the line… Anna Kendrick is ready to return for a third movie in one of her biggest hit franchises. It turns out, skipping the first sequel doesn’t mean she is entirely done with the series.
Warner Bros.broughtThe Accountantto theatres worldwide back in 2016, and the modestly-budgeted film became a pretty successful gambit for the distribution house. On a relatively scant production budget of $44 million,The Accountantgrossed over $150 million worldwide and became a huge hit on the home video market as well. As such, it was only a matter of time before director Gavin O’Connor and starBen Affleckreturned for more action. While Amazon-MGM technically bought the distribution rights for theAccountantfilm series from Warner Bros. Pictures back in 2024, WB is still involved as the franchise’s international distributor. Though the Academy Award-nominated Kendrick may not appear in the recently releasedThe Accountant 2, hearing that she’s interested in a third picture should get Amazon-MGM’s ears burning.
During an interview he, Affleck, and screenwriter Bill Dubuque were giving toThe New York TimesaboutThe Accountant 2, director Gavin O’Connor mentioned that Anna Kendrick is interested in returning for a third film in the series."[S]he and I have been texting,“O’Connor explained.“She said she’s a hundred percent in, if we want.“The director went on to explain thatbringing thePitch Perfectstar back would provide Affleck’s Christian Wolff with “the love that he deserves.”
“We’re hoping she still likes us.”
Bringing Anna Kendrick Back For A ThirdAccountantMovie Would Provide A Third Film With The Kind Of Closure It Needs
WithThe Accountant 2focusing almost exclusively on Christian Wolff’s relationship with his brother Braxton (played byJon Bernthal), having Kendrick return as Dana Cummings would bring the trilogy full circle. If this does end up being the case for the third film, Affleck’s Christian will have gone from a man who cuts all emotional ties out of his life in the first film, to learning how to open up in the second film, and finally finding love in the final one. It almost makes too much sense to actually work out.
For her part, Kendrick is no stranger to sequels. She starred in numerousTwilightfilms, was the face of thePitch Perfectfranchise, and is starring in this week’sAnother Simple Favor. It’s not like Affleck and Bernthal are against serialized storytelling—we are talking about Batman andthe Punisher, here—so fans will have to keep hoping all the stars align and get this threequel into a serious production cycle.
Even if O’Connor, Affleck, Bernthal, and Kendrick are hoping for a third film to come to fruition, that means nothing if production hell rears its ugly head. Look no further thanMarvel Studios struggling to get a newBlademovie off the ground, despite having seemingly having everything in place, for evidence of how hard it can be to get an action movie made in Hollywood.
