The Accountant 2 was released to theaters on April 25, 2025. The sequel to the 2016 Film The Accountant starring Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, Jon Bernthal and J.K. Simmons sees Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal and J.K. Simmons all reprising their roles. Noticeably absent is Anna Kendrick not returning as Ben Affleck’s love interest Dana Cummings. Just as The Accountant 2  has hit theaters, word of a third installment in the franchise has been leaked. Rumor has it that Anna Kendrick has been communicating with Director Gavin O’Connor about the possibility of reprising her role of Dana Cummings in the third installment of the franchise.

According to Gavin O’Connor he envisioned The Accountant as a trilogy from the very beginning. In the first movie the film explored Christian’s upbringing and how he became the proficient killer and numbers man that he is, the second film is about further developing the relationship with his brother Braxton (Bernthal). The new film has been praised for its humor and dynamic between Affleck and Bernthal, meaning that the movie has succeeded in conveying its themes. Should the third film come to fruition, O’Connor intends to continue expanding Christian’s development of new connections, possibly in the form of a romantic relationship.

In an interview with Entertainment Weekly by Mike Miller on April 25,2025 Gavin O’Connor said:

“We always wanted it to be three movies, when screenwriter Bill Dubuque and I started talking about the second movie, it was very important that we didn’t want a love story. We wanted a love story with brothers. We wanted to do a 48 Hours or Midnight Run kind of buddy picture. In the first movie Braxton and Christian don’t even meet each other until the third act, and it’s violent. With the sequel I wanted to explore their relationship and let them try to fix their stuff, I knew that there were opportunities for comedy to be mined out of there, and also for emotion to be mined out of there.”

“So that was very intentional. I mean, how do I bring Anna into the second and then ignore her?  The whole point was exploring the brothers and that emotional line between them. That was always the intention, so she was never going to be in the second. But once we came up with a plan for the third film, we asked Anna Kendrick if she was interested in returning as Dana Cummings.. We’ve had conversations. She wants to do it. We just have to figure out how to do it.

“Then the third movie, which is what the plan has always been, is for Christian’s quest for love and connection to be consummated. I don’t know what that’s going to be yet, but that’s the intention. I’m going to probably do something that makes me interested to come to work every day and tell a story. And then, lastly, yes, if it’s going to be Anna, Chris needs to find love and find connection and go off into the sunset. So it probably will be with Dana Cummings.”

The Accountant 2 was released last Friday April 25, 2025 and is currently in theaters everywhere. No word yet when The Accountant 2 will come to streaming, or when we might expect any more news on the third Installment of the franchise. I have not seen The Accountant 2 yet but I am a huge fan of the first movie. I am looking forward to the second and third movies and Anna Kendrick’s return as Dana Cummings.