There’s a ticking clock the entire time, says Jon Bernthal of the exciting action in “The Accountant 2"

(From left) Jon Bernthal and Ben Affleck are ready for action in “The Accountant 2”

Get ready for brutal fights all around and more intense action in “The Accountant 2,” sequel to the hit 2016 film “The Accountant,” starring Ben Affleck. 

“The shooting style of this sequel is quite distinct from the previous film,” says director of photography Seamus McGarvey, who also worked on the first film. “The difference is the action sequences, which have a kind of mayhem. That was exciting to play with.”

In planning and executing one of the film’s biggest action sequences, a climactic gun battle, director Gavin O’Connor, Affleck (Christian Wolff) and Jon Bernthal (Brax) benefited from the expertise of tactical advisor Tyler Grey, an Army veteran who served in the elite Delta Force.