Ben Affleck to Star in Action-Thriller 'The Accountant'

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Coming off the heels of Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice, Ben Affleck has put away his cape and cowl, and now plays the role of Christian Wolff, accountant/assassin. The trailer for the film gave me a bit of an American Psycho feel, but without the eccentricity of Christian Bale's character. Affleck doesn't utter a single word in the whole trailer, and that makes it pretty uncomfortable, but in a good way. Anna Kendrick is opposite Affleck in the film, which is a very intriguing pairing, as well.

As reported by Collider, the official synopsis of The Accountant is as follows:

"Christian Wolff (Ben Affleck) is a math savant with more affinity for numbers than people. Behind the cover of a small-town CPA office, he works as a freelance accountant for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations. With the Treasury Department’s Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King (J.K. Simmons), starting to close in, Christian takes on a legitimate client: a state-of-the-art robotics company where an accounting clerk (Anna Kendrick) has discovered a discrepancy involving millions of dollars. But as Christian uncooks the books and gets closer to the truth, it is the body count that starts to rise."

Affleck seems to have a lot on his plate now, executive producing Justice League: Part One and directing Live By Night, a crime film based on the 2012 novel. But, this seems like a very intriguing premise and one that I'm very excited to see him tackle. This role seems to be out of his comfort zone, playing sort of an odd character that I hope has many layers to him.

Gavin O'Connor, director of Warrior, will be helming the film, and will star Affleck in the title role, Jon Bernthal (Fury, Daredevil, The Walking Dead, Sicario), Jeffrey Tambor (Arrested Development, The Hangover), and John Lithgow (Dexter, Interstellar).

The Accountant is slated for release on October 14, 2016.

Watch the first official trailer here.