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paragraph_text: The Accountant 2 (stylized as The Accountant 2) is a 2025 American action thriller film directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Bill Dubuque. It is the sequel to The Accountant (2016). Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, and J. K. Simmons reprise their roles from the previous film, with Daniella Pineda joining the cast.
  
  The film premiered at the South by Southwest Festival on March 8, 2025, and was theatrically released on April 25, 2025, in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and internationally by the original film's domestic distributor Warner Bros. Pictures. The film underperformed at the box-office grossing $102 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, with some considering it an improvement over its predecessor. A sequel is in development.
  
  The Accountant 2 (stylized as The Accountant 2) is a 2025 American action thriller film directed by Gavin O'Connor and written by Bill Dubuque. It is the sequel to The Accountant (2016). Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, and J. K. Simmons reprise their roles from the previous film, with Daniella Pineda joining the cast.
  
  The film premiered at the South by Southwest Festival on March 8, 2025, and was theatrically released on April 25, 2025, in the United States by Amazon MGM Studios through Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and internationally by the original film's domestic distributor Warner Bros. Pictures. The film underperformed at the box-office grossing $102 million worldwide and received generally positive reviews from critics, with some considering it an improvement over its predecessor. A sequel is in development.