Ben Affleck stars in the action flick as an accountant on the spectrum.
At least, thats how were initially introduced to him in the first film.
We soon learn, however, that Wolff is no ordinary bean counter.
Ben Affleck in ‘The Accountant 2’.Credit:Amazon MGM Studios
(A CPA with a conscience!)
It’s such an ignorant thing to say.
That’s really what it’s about.
Gavin O’Connor and Ben Affleck attend the premiere of ‘The Accountant’ on October 10, 2016 in Hollywood, Calif.Todd Williamson/Getty
All the kids in the movie and Justine, they’re all somewhere on the spectrum, OConnor says.
And what did I do with them?
[I said], Teach me; how would you do this?
What would you do?
How would you approach this?
You become the character, and you tell me.
And that’s what they did.
In the first film, OConnor relied on a host of experts to craft Afflecks character.
Chris is on the high-functioning end of the autism spectrum, but you might’t settle on a diagnosis.
Ben Affleck and Jon Bernthal in ‘The Accountant 2’.Courtesy of Amazon MGM Studios
They’re as different as people who are neurotypical.
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He adds, On the first movie, I surrounded myself with experts.
I did a massive amount of research.
Jon Bernthal as Brax in ‘The Accountant 2’.Warrick Page/Prime
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“And that really started to inform minute to minute, day to day, what that’s like.
And he and I had many conversations about that,” he adds.
Anais (Daniella Pineda) and Ray King (J.K. Simmons) in ‘The Accountant 2’.Warrick Page/Prime
Affleck discussed his closeness with the material in a recent interview with the Associated Press.
The Accountantis now in theaters.
