Ben Affleck shows off ‘midlife crisis’ makeover at The Accountant 2 premiere after shock flirting admission

By SONIA HORON FOR DAILYMAIL.COM

Published: 05:31 BST, 17 April 2025 | Updated: 05:41 BST, 17 April 2025

Ben Affleck cut a handsome figure while attending The Accountant 2 premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday. 

The leading man, 52, looked suave in a navy suit as he continued to show off his recently dyed hair and beard. 

The actor has been sporting noticeably darker hair, while his beard also seemed to have lost its salt-and-pepper character.

The film centers around Ben’s character Christian Wolff and his brother Brax, played by Jon Bernthal. Christian, a highly intelligent forensic accountant with autism, tries to help solve the murder of a treasury agent.

It takes place eight years after the events that took place in the first installment of The Accountant. 

The appearance comes after Ben made a candid confession about flirting following his divorce with Jennifer Lopez.

Ben Affleck cut a handsome figure while attending The Accountant 2 premiere in Los Angeles on Wednesday

The leading man looked suave in a navy suit as he continued to show off his recently dyed hair and beard

The star shockingly admitted to not being smooth around women despite having previous relationships with stunners Jennifer Garner, Gwyneth Paltrow, Ana de Armas, Shauna Sexton, and the aforementioned J-Lo.

Ben – who finalized his divorce with the Waiting For Tonight hitmaker in January after a two-and-a-half of marriage – made the candid reveal during a press junket for his new film, as he said that he relates to his character Christian’s lack of flirting skills.

Of his character, Ben told Page Six recently: ‘Here’s a guy who’s trying to figure out — he wants to have a relationship with a woman, he’s trying to figure out how to do that, like, how to put yourself out there.

‘You know, he’s not comfortable extending himself. He doesn’t really know how to flirt exactly. He’s not comfortable.’

Then he related the feeling to the general feeling that most people have – while shockingly including himself – as he said ‘like so many of us.’

The Accountant 2 will release on April 25, 2025.

The film also stars J.K. Simmons, Danielle Pineda, Grant Harvey and Cynthia Addai-Robinson.

The Accountant 2 is directed by Gavin O’Connor and written by Bill Dubuque – both of whom who also served as director and writer for The Accountant.

Ben produced The Accountant 2 – along with childhood friend and actor Matt Damon, in addition to Lynette Howell Taylor and Mark Williams.

The original film was first released in 2016 – with Ben, Jon, and J.K starring in the film.

Anna Kendrick, Jeffrey Tambor and John Lithgow were also in the first film.

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Ben Affleck shows off ‘midlife crisis’ makeover at The Accountant 2 premiere after shock flirting admission

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