J.K. Simmons Reveals The Extent Of His Role In JUSTICE LEAGUE & Teases The Future Of The "Badass" Commissioner

Elaborating on his previous comments, former Spider-Man star J.K. Simmons once again weighs in on his badass take on Commissioner Gordon in Justice League, the extent of his role, & more!

By RohanPatel - Jul 13, 2016 02:07 PM EST

Filed Under: Justice League

A few weeks back when Entertainment Weekly caught up with him, J.K. Simmons (Spider-Man) mentioned he was hoping to bring a more badass iteration of Commissioner James Gordon to life when the character makes his DC Films debut in Warner Bros.' Justice League. He also went on to describe his depiction of the character as more of a partner to Ben Affleck's Batman versus someone who needed to be rescued time and time again and also expressed his desire to return to the role in future DC cinematic adventures.

In a separate interview with Entertainment Tonight, at the 2016 MLB All-Star Legends & Celebrity Softball Game, Simmons expanded on his initial statement a bit by describing the extent of his role in Zack Snyder's currently filming Justice League and once again touched on his hopeful involvement in upcoming DC features, which knock on wood, he hopes all still happen. Speaking on his role, he admits that his appearance in Justice League is relatively minor compared to what it hopes it should eventually evolve into in future installments and more or less namedrops the Affleck-directed solo Batman film, which was already the safest bet for the next time we see Gordon pop up in the DC's ever-growing cinematic universe.

Check out Simmons' comments below and/or in the video that follows:

"If you look at the history of the character, In the comics, he's a pretty tough guy. He's not just this sort of comic relief, he's not just anything, he's a part of that universe. And in the first film that we're currently shooting [Justice League], my part is not as big as, knock wood, it will be in some of the future films, the Batman film, you never know for sure what's going to be made, what's not going to be made, but the plan is, Plan A, if that indeed comes to fruition, is that there will be more Commissioner Gordon in the future. And I have absolutely no idea, zero idea, but I'm lobbying right now: let Commissioner Gordon be a badass."

So, what do you guys think? Sound off with your thoughts below!

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Justice League will feature:
Director: Zack Snyder
Henry Cavill as Clark Kent/Superman
Ben Affleck as Bruce Wayne/Batman
Gal Gadot as Diana Prince/Wonder Woman
Ezra Miller as Barry Allen/The Flash
Jason Momoa as Arthur Curry/Aquaman
Ray Fisher as Victor Stone/Cyborg
Amy Adams as Lois Lane
Jesse Eisenberg as Lex Luthor
Jeremy Irons as Alfred Pennyworth
J.K. Simmons as Commissioner James Gordon
Amber Heard as Mera
Willem Dafoe as Vulko

Justice League hits theaters November 17, 2017

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Kr08 - 7/13/2016, 10:49 AM

He's badass in any role he plays. Hell, he was badass when he played damn cartoon character. Tenzin FTW!

Battabing - 7/13/2016, 2:02 PM

Commissioner Gordon is a pivotal character in Batman's war on crime.

Kr08 - 7/13/2016, 2:04 PM

THE HYPE RISES.

Sephiroth - 7/13/2016, 2:10 PM

I have faith in the DCEU. I'm excited for Suicide Squad and everything after that. I truly hope Justice League delivers.

exies7 - 7/13/2016, 2:15 PM

@Sephiroth - why have faith in movies?

Sephiroth - 7/13/2016, 5:16 PM

@exies7 -

exies7 - 7/13/2016, 5:19 PM

@Sephiroth - I guess I could if I wanted to. Do you want me to? Would that make you feel better?

GhostDog - 7/13/2016, 2:11 PM

He could definitely usurp Goldman as the DEFINITIVE COMMISSIONER GORDON. He's gonna nail this role for sure.

My dream is to see this in live action

THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - 7/13/2016, 2:20 PM

@ComicsBornAndBred - This movie universe would never do that which sucks.

GhostDog - 7/13/2016, 2:21 PM

@THEDARKKNIGHT1939 - I'd stand up and CLAP if they did this.

TheAcuario - 7/13/2016, 2:23 PM

@ComicsBornAndBred - I can see something like happening specially in the Batman films since Ben Affleck is a big fan of the character and the lore

sKeemAn - 7/13/2016, 2:12 PM

he's going to dress as Batman, i can feel it

BatmanHeisenberg - 7/13/2016, 2:15 PM

The one part of JL I'm actually excited for.

TheAcuario - 7/13/2016, 2:18 PM

This man was perfect in Spiderman as JJ

I cannot wait to see him as Jim Gordon

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