We all saw the images of J.K. Simmons looking ripped a couple of weeks ago, the actor choosing to get in to ripped shape, but it seems his next role of Commissioner Gordon in Justice League will one that is slightly more bad-ass than previous incarnations. The Oscar-winner has been speaking to Entertainment Weekly about his new role
“People of my generation remember Commissioner Gordon as this jolly, ineffectual Santa Claus type, and I think over the years in the comics there’s definitely much more of a badass side to him,” he said.
“One of the things that’s interesting to me is investigating hopefully a little bit more of that badass [side]… You’re living in a universe where it’s pretty tough to be a badass compared to somebody like Batman, but in the universe of non-superheroes I like the idea of Commissioner Gordon as a guy that can take care of himself, a guy that’s a real partner to Batman, not just a guy that turns on the bat signal and goes, ‘Help! Help, Batman!’”
Simmons has already started shooting the film for director Zack Snyder, and said that is has been “a fun experience, and knock wood, if it continues, then I’ll hopefully get to play Commissioner Gordon in a handful of movies.”
The Justice League
Here’s the official synopsis for Justice League, the film that will unite Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, The Flash, Aquaman and more.
Fueled by his restored faith in humanity and inspired by Superman’s selfless act, Bruce Wayne enlists the help of his newfound ally, Diana Prince, to face an even greater enemy. Together, Batman and Wonder Woman work quickly to find and recruit a team of metahumans to stand against this newly awakened threat. But despite the formation of this unprecedented league of heroes — Batman, Wonder Woman, Aquaman, Cyborg and The Flash -— it may already be too late to save the planet from an assault of catastrophic proportions.
Justice League is heading to cinemas on November 17, 2017.
