Jeffrey Wright to shine a great big flashlight as The Batman's Commissioner Gordon
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There are a lot of adjectives you could use for the casting process of Matt Reeves’ new superhero movie, The Batman. “Intriguing.” “Uniformly excellent.” “Entirely Jonah-Hill free.” We can now add “containing Jeffrey Wright” to that descriptive barrage, as Reeves confirmed on Twitter tonight that the Westworld star has signed on to play the latest incarnation of put-upon Gotham cop Jim Gordon.
Speculation about Wright taking the role began spreading last month (around the time that Hill was also reportedly in consideration for one of the film’s villain slots.) He joins a cast that includes Zoe Kravitz as Catwoman, and Robert Pattinson as the man what bats himself.
And with apologies to J.K. Simmons (and also J.K. Simmons’ bizarrely jacked arms), it’s hard not to be excited to see Wright step into the role, as
Warner Bros. essentially breaks Batman back off from its aborted Justice League cinematic universe. Wright is, after all, a master of low-key reactions to high-concept weirdness, and we can’t wait to see him do the famous Batman bit where he’s talking to the Caped Crusader, but then he suddenly disappears, and then Gordon’s all “Doesn’t look like anything to me.”
The Batman is currently aiming for a June 2021 release date.
[via IGN]
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I hope he gets more interesting stuff to do than he has as Felix in the Bond films.
Yeah, but still this provides an entry point for my fanfic where James Bond comes to Gotham City and he and Batman fall in love.
This seems like very good casting, imo. I feel like it will “fit” him well. Also, I find him dreamy.
It’s all going according to plan.
“People never complain when things go according to plan. Even if the plan is horrifying.”
“You just shut your mouth.”
I’m in if he plays Gordon as essentially the same character he was in ‘Broken Flowers’.
GORDON AND THE BATMAN, a one-act play:
GORDON: Batman you have to help me, there’s been a crime! This criminal is calling out for you, and my cops are too crooked to be useful.
BATMAN: How are they crooked?GORDON: They work for your villains, or for the mob. It goes all the way to the top.BATMAN: So… in a way, you work for the mob.GORDON: Do I work for the mob? I mean, I know who everyone works for and what they do and…BATMAN: You have vast knowledge of a criminal empire and you let it continue.
GORDON: OH NO I work for the mobBATMAN: You work for the mob.
I’m sure reactions to this casting will be calm and measured.
…and also he’s a robot.
and if batman cant handle it felix can always call james.