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Ben Affleck Returns for 'The Accountant 2': Here's What We Know

Affleck and a host of other actors from the original film -- including J.K. Simmons and Jon Bernthal -- will return for the sequel.

On Tuesday, ET confirmed that the 51-year-old Gone Girl star will reunite cast members from the first film including Jon Bernthal, J.K. Simmons and Cynthia Addai-Robinson for a sequel from Amazon MGM and Affleck's Artists Equity. The first film follows Christian Wolff (Affleck), a math savant and certified public accountant who uses his unique skillset to act as a CPA for illicit businesses and criminal organizations. As Wolff is tasked with uncorking the books for a robotics company with a massive ledger discrepancy, the Treasury Department’s Crime Enforcement Division, run by Ray King (Simmons), starts to close in on him and his dealings.

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