Ben Affleck's 'Accountant' to now release in October next year

Los Angeles: Hollywood star Ben Affleck's upcoming Warner Bros film "The Accountant", which was earlier slated for a January, 2016 release, will now hit theatres on October 7, 2016.

The studio stated announced the change yesterday, said The Hollywood Reporter. "The Accountant" stars Affleck, 42, as an assassin.

Another Warner Bros project, "Live by Night", an adaptation of Dennis Lehane's crime novel that Affleck is set to direct, pen, produce and star in, has been moved from an October 2016 release to undated in 2017.

Hollywood stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Jennifer Davisson Killoran will also serve producers on "Live By Night".