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June 27 (UPI) -- Warner Bros. is in talks with Ben Affleck to star in a sequel to 2016 action thriller The Accountant. Affleck who starred in the original, is in negations to return alongside director Gavin O' Connor, screenwriter Bill Dubuque, and producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Mark Williams, Variety reported.
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Released in October, The Accountant featured Affleck as a highly-functioning autistic math genius on the wrong side of law who worked as an accountant for criminal organizations.
As authorities begin to follow his activities and a new client puts him in danger, Affleck's character starts to use his extensive military training he received as a child from his father in order to protect himself, racking up a high body count in the process.
The film also starred Anna Kendrick, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal, Jeffrey Tambor, John Lithgow, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson. The Accountant was successful for Warner Bros. earning $155 million worldwide on a budget of $44 million.
Affleck continues to have a relationship with Warner Bros. after releasing Live By Night which he directed and by starring as Batman in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice. The 44-year-old will again star as The Dark Knight in Justice League, due in theaters Nov. 17.
