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Photo: Ben Affleck films "The Accountant" in Roswell

By Jennifer Brett
Jan 30, 2015

Ben Affleck's new thriller, "The Accountant," is filming in Roswell today.

Ben Affleck on the set of "The Accountant."

Credit: Jennifer Brett

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The movie, also starring newly Golden Globe awarded actors Jeffrey Tambor and J.K. Simmons  (who's now Oscar nominated as well, for "Whiplash"), is about a numbers guy who cooks the books for shady clients.

The cast also includes Anna Kendrick, John Lithgow and Atlanta's own Jason MacDonald.

Other filming locations for "The Accountant" will include Georgia Tech and spots in Lawrenceville and the Athens area.

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