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Gavin OConnor explains that and more about the sequels journey to the screen when we catch up with him.
Yet it got out there and people enjoyed it.
Did that post-theatrical life help in terms of making this sequel come to fruition?
It was a rollercoaster trying to get it made.
We finally got a deal with Warner Brothers to get Bill to write a second movie.
But we were hammers on a nail, refusing to give up.
In the end, we were able to extricate it from Warner Brothers.
Did you keep in touch with the cast to ensure that they were still interested?
I always knew everyone was going to come back.
We all had a really fertile creative experience making the first movie.
Jon and J.K. are in my life as friends, so I wasnt worried about bringing them back.
Which is no secret.
Its in the trailer.
Watching the trailer, I was a little surprised to see that in there.
We tried, man, we tried.
But I mean, beyond that, do you know what the movie is about from watching the trailer?
Only that theyre trying to find out what Ray King was doing that led to his death.
Thats all you get!
What can you say about where we pick up with the characters?
We were constantly massaging that.
I also wanted to build a movie around human trafficking.
And if its too complicated, the audience is going to check out of the fucking movie.
It seems like Chris and Brax are much more of a team in this movie.
That was always the intention in the second movie.
And then the third movie is going to be what I callRain Manon steroids.
Its just the two brothers.
Weve always been building the franchise in that direction.
Youve worked with Ben now on three movies in a row (Accountant 1and2andThe Way Back).
What makes you two simpatico creatively?
I can remember Ben saying to me, before we made the first one, I like your taste.
I feel like we have similar taste.
We trust each other artistically.
For me as a storyteller, it actually starts with the performances.
So theres just a lot of work going into the characters and performance.
The Accountant opens in theaters on April 25 and premieres at SXSW on March 8.
