The Accountant 2 is officially a go with Ben Affleck, Jon Bernthal, J.K. Simmons and Cynthia Addai-Robinson returning for the sequel and, per Deadline, we have our first inkling of what Affleck’s Christian Wolff will be up against. The Accountant was released in 2016 and starred Affleck as Christian Wolff, an accountant with autism who, along with […]
Director Gavin O’Connor says DC wanted to turn his Suicide Squad into a comedy
Once upon a time, not too long ago, we almost got filmmaker Gavin O’Connor tackling The Suicide Squad. Those plans never came to fruition, and now we know why. In a recent interview with The Playlist, The Accountant director opened up about penning a script for DC Films and how the process went. He starts […]
Warrior TV series in development, reveals director Gavin O’Connor
Ten years on from the film’s release, Warrior director Gavin O’Connor has revealed that he’s planning a return to the world of Mixed Martial Arts with a TV series spinoff which is currently in development. “It has the spirit of the movie – it’s dealing with social issues that are important to me,” revealed O’Connor […]
Dwayne Johnson’s Black Adam was originally going to be the villain in Suicide Squad sequel
Before Guardians of the Galaxy helmer James Gunn was brought in to direct The Suicide Squad, Warner Bros. follow-up to 2016’s Suicide Squad went through a number of iterations with the likes of Adam Cozad (The Legend of Tarzan) and Zak Penn (The Avengers) working on pitches before the studio enlisted Gavin O’Connor (The Accountant) […]
Movie Review – Finding The Way Back (2020)
Finding The Way Back, 2020. Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Starring Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Brandon Wilson, Janina Gavankar, Melvin Gregg and Jack Aylward. SYNOPSIS: An alcoholic former high school basketball prodigy is drafted in to coach the team he once led to championships. Gavin O’Connor and Ben Affleck teamed up to baffling box office success […]
Movie Review – Finding the Way Back (2020)
Finding the Way Back, 2020. Directed by Gavin O’Connor Starring Ben Affleck, Al Madrigal, Janina Gavankar, Michaela Watkins, Brandon Wilson, Will Ropp, Fernando Luis Vega, Charles Lott Jr, Melvin Gregg, Ben Irving, Jeremy Radin, and John Aylward. SYNOPSIS: Jack Cunningham (Ben Affleck) was a high-school basketball phenomenon who walked away from the sport when he […]
Movie Review – The Way Back (2020)
The Way Back, 2020. Directed by Gavin O’Connor. Starring Ben Affleck, Janina Gavankar, Michaela Watkins, da’Vinchi, Hayes MacArthur, Rachael Carpani, Glynn Turman, Caleb Thomas, Marlene Forte, T. K. Carter, Lukas Gage, Jeremy Ratchford, Melvin Gregg, Yeniffer Behrens, Todd Stashwick, Will Ropp, Brandon Wilson, Charles Lott Jr., Chris Bruno, Sal Velez Jr., Nico David, and Al […]
Ben Affleck offers update on The Accountant sequel
Ben Affleck is currently doing the rounds on his forthcoming basketball drama The Way Back, which means that in-between answering questions about ‘The Snyder Cut’ or Robert Pattinson’s casting as The Batman, he has addressed the current status of the sequel to the really-rather-good box-office hit The Accountant. During an interview with Collider, Affleck revealed […]
Ben Affleck has one shot for a second chance in new trailer for The Way Back
Warner Bros. has released a new poster and trailer for Gavin O’Connor’s upcoming drama The Way Back which reunites him with The Accountant’s Ben Affleck as a former basketball prospect who sees a chance for redemption and a way to pull his life from a downward spiral when he is offered a job coaching a […]
Ben Affleck seeks The Way Back in first trailer for addiction drama
Warner Bros. has released a poster and trailer for The Way Back, which reunites director Gavin O’Connor with his The Accountant star Ben Affleck. The film sees Affleck playing Jack Cunningham, a former basketball phenom who sees a chance for redemption after his life spirals out of control due to his alcoholism, when he is […]
