We already know that Ben Affleck has found time in his busy schedule to squeeze in action-thriller **The Accountant before he heads off to direct** Live By Night**. And he might have some company in the film if Anna Kendrick and J. K. Simmons ending making deals.
Warrior director Gavin O’Connor is now on board to make the movie in January, with Affleck playing a seemingly mild-mannered bean counter who moonlights as an assassin. The project has floated in limbo for years, starting at Warner Bros. with Mel Gibson interested, before moving on to Sony, which tried to set it up for Will Smith. It’s now returned home and with Affleck aboard, it’s heating up again.
According to Variety, Kendrick is in talks for an unspecified role, though she’s also in demand for several other movies and might end up choosing one of those. As for Simmons{
Kendrick has a healthy roster of films headed our way including** Into The Woods** (out January 9), Pitch Perfect 2, Mr. Right and The Hollars. Aside from Whiplash, Simmons will be seen in Jason Reitman’s Men, Women & Children (December 5) and Terminator: Genisys (July 3).