Ben Affleck is back as The Accountant in the first trailer for the hotly-anticipated action sequel. A follow-up to the 2016 movie, The Accountant 2 marks the return of Affleck's Christian Wolff, an accountant who has autism and has made a living out of 'uncooking' the books of criminals and terrorists to uncover embezzlement.

Director Gavin O’Connor and writer Bill Dubuque are also back for the action drama sequel, which will find Affleck’s character investigating the death of an

The Accountant 2' will hit theaters — nine years after the original film Warning: The Account spoilers ahead! Ben Affleck is reprising his role as Christian Wolff — and it's been nine years in the making.

Exclusive: Director Gavin O'Connor explains how he and Ben Affleck got Warner Bros.' blessing to make The Accountant 2 without the studio.

Earlier this week, the internet was abuzz with excitement as we got our first proper look at the return of Ben Affleck's autistic hitman Christian Wolff in The Accountant 2. And now, having had our appetite for more digit-based danger whetted by the sight of Affleck and on-screen brother Jon Bernthal being reunited in Gavin O'Connor's long-gestating sequel,