Although Anna Kendrick, who starred in the first “Accountant” film, is missing from the sequel, franchise director Gavin O’Connor says she’s ready to help complete the trilogy.
Joined by star Ben Affleck and screenwriter Bill Dubuque, O’Connor told The New York Times that Kendrick is ready to return as Christian Wolff’s love interest, Dana Cummings, for a potential third film. Affleck added that he, too, is ready for a threequel, and is “just waiting for another great script.”
Of Kendrick’s involvement, O’Connor said that he and Dubuque “have had some preliminary conversations. I am personally running from another puzzle movie, which we’ve done twice now. One thing we’ve talked about is the idea of bringing Anna Kendrick back. Maybe Christian can finally get the love that he deserves.”
“We’re hoping she still likes us,” Affleck interjected. O’Connor then added, “Actually, Ben, she and I have been texting. She said she’s a hundred percent in if we want.”
Talking to Entertainment Weekly, O’Connor said he has “always wanted” “The Accountant” franchise to be a three-film series, and added that Affleck’s Christian needs that sort of runway to complete his arc.
“When Bill and I started talking about the second movie, it was very important that we didn’t want a love story. We wanted a love story with brothers. We wanted to do a ’48 Hours’ or ‘Midnight Run’ kind of buddy picture,” O’Connor said. “Then the third movie, which is what the plan has always been, is for [Christian’s] quest for love and connection to be consummated. I don’t know what that’s going to be yet, but that’s the intention.”
