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COME AT ME BRO!: A Celebration Of The ‘Rage-Filled Dickheads’ Of Action Cinema

Action heroes don’t always need to be binary. Some can come with the greyest of shadings to add a little nuance and intrigue to any story, and there’s no doubt there are plenty of those in the history of cinema. More prevalently, as is the case with the action genre, it’s always fascinating to see how anti-heroic protagonists redeem themselves. It’s not unfamiliar territory either, which makes it all the more challenging to see how directors manage to craft their films around such characters. Doug Liman’s Road House is a timely example of this as the term elucidated in the headline takes its cues from an introductory scene where Daniela Melchior’s character approaches that of our lead, played by Jake Gyllenhaal, after he escorts a group of thugs he just dismantled to the hospital. As the story reveals, Gyllenhaal’s role, per the titular film’s remake basis on the 1989 hit […]

THE ACCOUNTANT Calculates Sequel Prospects At Warner Bros.

Lee B. Golden III

Warner Bros. Warner Bros. is reportedly advancing director Gavin O’Connor’s latest action drama, The Accountant, with a sequel. O’Connor along with screenwriter Bill Dubuque and starring actor Ben Affleck are at the table in talks as well as producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Mark Williams for a continuation of the intial film that could see the return of actor Jon Bernthal. The first film saw Affleck in title character, Christian, an autistic from childhood who is subsequently acclimated to his father’s miltary and psychological training and grows up as a mathematical prodigy. Operating nimbly under the watchful eye of the governement as a forensic accountant for criminals, his latest assignment at a Robotics firm leads to a series of deadly twists that eventually put him face to face in a violent reunion with his long lost brother, Braxton, played by Bernthal. The Accountant grossed just over $155 million dollars for […]

Ben Affleck Tackles Anxiety And Assassins In The New Trailer For THE ACCOUNTANT

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Further cementing his action star status, actor Ben Affleck is returning to show moviegoers he can equally kick as much ass outside of a batsuit in Warrior helmer Gavin O’Connor’s latest, The Accountant. With a first trailer already in our midst as of a few months ago, a second trailer is now online ahead of its October 14 release in the U.S. and U.K. release in November. SYNOPSIS: Christian Wolff (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 […]

Affleck's THE ACCOUNTANT Gets A New Poster

Lee B. Golden III

Warrior helmer Gavin O’Connor’s newest for Warner Bros., The Accountant, has something notably going for itself with actor Ben Affleck starring in the title role. With his proclivity toward action stardom as of late, he’s the new face of Batman which is definitely something that ought keep the doors open for the actor in this particular genre, especially with this latest endeavor from writer Bill Dubuque. The film opens on October 14 with Affleck in the title role with a largely dramatic narrative that sees him from growing to adulthood as a math savant. With a mind for numbers he operates out of the back door in a small-town CPA office, working privately as a high-rated accountant for the criminal underworld who now finds himself under the watchful eye of the Treasury’s Crime Enforcement head, played by J.K. Simmons. Also starring is actress Anna Kendrick who plays an accounting clerk […]

Ben Affleck Kicks Ass And Takes Numbers In The New Trailer For THE ACCOUNTANT

Lee B. Golden III

Actor Ben Affleck is having a pretty good year so far coming off from a terrific start at Warner Bros. for what lies ahead in all things Batman. He’s sinking his feet deep into action roles apart from the DC Comics property and so it’s always welcoming to see him keeping the genre alive as he does under Warrior helmer Gavin O’Connor for the new film, The Accountant. SYNOPSIS: Christian Wolff (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 […]

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Ben Affleck In Talks To Play A Mild-Mannered Killer In THE ACCOUNTANT

Lee B. Golden III

Ben Affleck in THE TOWN (2010) If this film turns out to be better than expected, there’s no way I’m passing this up. Actor Ben Affleck is still in charge of helping bring Bruce Wayne to life in the March 25, 2016 release of director Zack Synder’s Batman V. Superman: Dawn Of Justice for Warner Bros. In the meantime, while the actor is still campaigning for his most recent murder mystery thriller, Gone Girl, filmgoers can already look forward to seeing him in what sounds like something potentially interesting for action fans with the forthcoming production of The Accountant. Warrior (2011) helmer Gavin O’Connor is being tapped to direct the film from an original script by original script by Bill DuBuque, which Variety says will center on a mild-mannered accountant who moonlights as a lethal assassin. It’s all very early right now so anyone’s guess is as good as mine […]