Movie lovers at the South by Southwest are getting a first look at plenty of highly anticipated projects coming to the 2025 movie calendar, and that includes the next project from Ben Affleck — The Accountant 2.

Although sequels rarely surpass the original, Gavin O'Connor's long-gestating 'The Accountant 2' is a pleasant surprise.

The Accountant 2 follows Wolff, an autistic accountant and a favorite CPA of crime bosses, as he is compelled to solve an old acquaintance’s murder, recruiting his killer-for-hire brother ( Jon Bernthal) to help, and, in the process, uncovers a deadly conspiracy.