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April 17, 2016: JK Simmons Talks Commissioner Gordon Role in "Justice League"
Posted by Neil Cole
A few ago, it was revealed that actor JK Simmons had been cast in the role of Gotham City Police Commissioner James Gordon in the upcoming film, "Justice League: Part One".
In a recent interview with Collider, Simmons talks about preparing for the iconic role and how he plans to differentiate it from prior portrayals. Here's an excerpt on what he had to say:
"Well, to read the comics, yes, absolutely. I’m still a couple of months out from doing that and I have two other films before then, so I haven’t gotten started on that. Obviously, a lot of really wonderful actors have played that character previously, and most of them I saw at the time the movies came out, never imagining that I would be doing the same thing. So, I can’t say that I don’t have some impression of that character in my head that’s based on what I saw, but I’m not planning on going back and watching any of the other films. I’m just planning on learning as much as I can about him through the comics and getting my feet wet in the first movie, and then hopefully continuing on from there."
Touching on previous actors who have portrayed the role such as Gary Oldman in the Dark Knight Trilogy and avoiding copying such performances, Simmons stated that it is something he has experience doing since his theater acting days.
"I take this from my days doing theater. If I was doing a musical, I would never listen to the cast album because I wanted to do my version of something. I’m sure there will be differences and similarities with what Gary Oldman or Pat Hingle have done before, but I’m just going to try to do my take on it and be as informed as I can about the rich history of the Batman universe, going into it."
Read the complete interview at Collider.com.
"Justice League: Part One" opens nationwide on November 17, 2017 and will star Henry Cavill as Superman/Clark Kent, Ben Affleck as Batman/Bruce Wayne, Gal Gadot as Wonder Woman/Diana Prince, Ezra Miller as the Flash/Barry Allen, Jason Momoa as Aquman, and Ray Fisher as Cyborg.
