Ben Affleck‘s performances as Bruce Wayne/Batman and as Christian Wolff in 2016’s The Accountant are regarded as pretty good by most film fans. Obviously, there have been jokes that The Accountant is secretly a Batman vs. Punisher movie because Jon Bernthal is also in it, but now, singer John Mayer has taken it a step further, saying:
“Here we go: it’s a Bruce Wayne origin story. We see that he is both trained in fighting and accounting. His father was shot. His trailer/storage space is the first bat-cave. He is beginning to acquire great wealth. His brother will become his arch nemesis.”
Now that we’ve settled it that Die Hard is a Christmas movie, I would like to posit that The Accountant is a Batman movie.
— John Mayer (@JohnMayer) December 26, 2017
Here we go: it’s a Bruce Wayne origin story. We see that he is both trained in fighting and accounting. His father was shot. His trailer/storage space is the first bat-cave. He is beginning to acquire great wealth. His brother will become his arch nemesis.
— John Mayer (@JohnMayer) December 26, 2017
It’s definitely an interesting theory, but would that mean that Frank Castle has secretly been Bruce Wayne’s brother this entire time? Could we be getting a Marvel DC Comics crossover movie in the near future?! Obviously not, but Batman v Punisher is an interesting concept to think about. It’d probably go the same route as Season 2 of Marvel’s Daredevil, though.
As far as The Accountant goes, a sequel is reportedly on the way, which should be pretty good news for fans who enjoyed the first movie.
What do you think of John Mayer’s Ben Affleck Batman and The Accountant theory? Do you think it’s plausible? Be sure to tell us all of your thoughts and theories in the comment section!