Ben Affleck was hard at work on the set of his latest film, The Accountant 2.
The action star, 51, has returned to his role of Christian Wolff, a small-town genius CPA with high-functioning autism, in the sequel to his 2016 film, The Accountant.
Affleck was seen on the set of the next chapter in Simi Valley on Monday.
His costume consisted of powder blue button down, belted tan slacks, and trainers with a thick sole.
The actor wore smart reading glasses as he filmed scenes with co-stars Jon Bernthal, 47, and Cynthia Addai-Robinson, 39.
Ben Affleck was hard at work on the set of his latest film, The Accountant 2, in Simi Valley on Monday
Cameras appeared to be rolling as Affleck and Addai-Robinson filmed a scene together.
Despite mixed reviews at the time, the 2016 film made over $155M at the box office.
In recent years it has done well on streamers. When it became Netflix’s Global Top 10, talk of a sequel began.
Amazon Studios is overseeing the project with Ben’s pal Matt Damon as one of the producers of the movie.
Both the original director, Gavin O’Connor, and the original screenwriter, Bill Dubuque, have returned.
Bernthal is back as he played a bad guy who turned out to be Christian’s long-lost brother who was as equally smart as his genius brother. The two reunited after an intense battle scene at the end of the original film.
Also coming back for the sequel are J.K. Simmons and Addai-Robinson.
According Deadline, The Accountant 2 plot will follow Affleck’s character, who has to solve the murder of the boss of Marybeth Medina (Addai-Robinson).
The actor filmed scenes with co-star Jon Bernthal
Affleck also filmed scenes with Cynthia Addai-Robinson, who appeared in the original film
Affleck starred opposite Anna Kendrick in the original 2016 film The Accountant
Christian reunites with his estranged brother Brax (Bernthal), and together they must solve the mystery.
The Accountant 2 release date has not yet been announced.
The film got great reviews when it came out in October 2016 and was a hailed as an unusual crime thriller.
The film featured a bit of a twist as Affleck’s character secretly kept the books for some of the world’s most dangerous criminal organizations.
He gets himself into trouble when a new client puts him in danger.
