'The Accountant' trivia and fun facts
The blacklist
The screenplay for this film was featured in the 2011 Blacklist; a list of the "most liked" unmade scripts of the year.
Solomon Grundy
Throughout, Ben Affleck's character recites the rhyme Solomon Grundy to calm himself down. In the DC comics, Solomon Grundy is actually a villain who comes into conflict with Batman, currently being played by Affleck, numerous times.
Animated Characters
Ben Affleck, Anna Kendrick, John Lithgow, and J. K. Simmons have all been in a Dreamworks animated movie. Affleck voiced Joseph in 'Joseph: Rey de los sueños' (2000). Kendrick is in 'Trolls' (2016). Lithgow voiced Farquaad in 'Shrek' (2001). J. K. Simmons voiced Kai in 'Kung Fu Panda 3' (2016).
A real accountant
Anna Kendrick based her character on her mother, a real accountant who went over the script and explained the math to her daughter.
Teammate
This is the second time Anna Kendrick and J.K. Simmons have starred together. The previous film was 'Up in the air' (2009).
Characters from comic books
Ben Affleck, J.K. Simmons, Jon Bernthal and Cynthia Addai-Robinson have all played comic book characters: Batman and Daredevil, J. Jonah Jameson and Commissioner Jim Gordon, The Punisher and Shane from "The Walking Dead" and Amanda Waller respectively.
A classical song
The song featured in the trailer is 'Everything in its Right Place' by Radiohead. It's the opening track on their seminal fourth album Kid A. The song also plays during the opening scene of Cameron Crowe's film 'Vanilla Sky' starring Tom Cruise.
Actors made of gold
The film cast includes two Oscar winners: Ben Affleck and J.K. Simmons; and two Oscar nominees: Anna Kendrick and John Lithgow.