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BOB MARLEY: ONE LOVE Featurette

The Accountant Sequel On It's Way

Of the films that managed to make a profit last year, we weren't expecting that Ben Affleck -starring crime thriller The Accountant would be one to spawn a sequel. Warner Bros. clearly thinks differently, and the studio is in the midst of re-assembling the actor plus director Gavin O'Connor and other filmmakers to put together a second outing. Writer Bill Dubuque and producers Lynette Howell Taylor and Mark Williams are all working out deals now to return for a follow-up about Affleck's Christian Wolff, a forensic accountant with a very dark side. A high-functioning autistic, he's able figure out financial mysteries and works for criminal organisations to keep their shady moneymaking out of government clutches. But when a new client puts him in danger and firmly in the crosshairs of the Treasury Department, he shows off another, more violent side... The plot for the film also saw – spoiler alert for those who didn't watch it – Christian's brother Brax (J

Movie Review: #TheAccountant

The Accountant is a wild, whipsmart slap in the face with a ledger. And we're OK with that. Review by Matt Cummings The fall movie season is already shaping up to be far better than this Summer's bomb-fest. Ben Affleck's The Accountant is another welcomed shot-in-the-arm, a wild but intelligent action film that features a great cast, some terrific comedy, and matches our need for amazing violence and solid storytelling. This action-thriller's premise is fairly unique: a high-function autistic child becomes the hugely successful accountant/soldier Christian Wolff (Affleck) who's worked with some of the top bad guys to clean up their books. This draws the attention of retiring Treasury agent Ray King (JK Simmons) and a fellow volun-told (Cynthia Addai-Robinson) who's forced to uncover Wolff's wild past. As he investigates a tech company's suspect books, Wolff soon realizes that his work endangers the life of Dana (Anna Kendrick), the empl

Warrior Poster Starring Tom Hardy & Nick Nolte

The poster was posted by Jennifer Morrison (who also stars in the film) on her Facebook wall , Warrior is an upcoming action drama film about mixed martial arts set to be released on September 9, 2011 by Lionsgate. The film will star Nick Nolte, Tom Hardy, Joel Edgerton (Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones), Justin Berg, Jennifer Morrison (How I Met Your Mother) and Pro Wrestler Kurt Angle . The movie will be directed by Gavin O'Connor and produced by Greg O'Connor A former boxer (Nolte), whose alcoholism tore apart his family, welcomes back his youngest son (Hardy) and trains him to compete in a mixed martial arts tournament – a path that puts the son on a collision course with his older brother (Edgerton). Please Leave A Comment- Source-Via: Cinemablend