J.K Simmons in negotiations to return as Commissioner James Gordon in the hotly-anticipated Batgirl film
J.K Simmons is currently in talks to reprise his role as Commissioner James Gordon in the upcoming Batgirl film.
The news about the 66-year-old was originally broken by The Hollywood Reporter, who noted that several other performers were also being courted for various roles.
The upcoming feature is currently in development, and it is scheduled to be released on the WarnerMedia streaming service in 2022.
Back in the saddle: J.K Simmons is currently in negotiations to reprise his role as Commissioner Gordon in the upcoming Batgirl film; he is seen at the 2021 premiere of The Tomorrow War
Simmons originally portrayed the character in the 2017 DC Comics-based feature, Justice League.
The Whiplash actor was also seen in Zack Snyder’s recently-released cut of the feature.
During an interview with Entertainment Tonight via YouTube, the performer expressed that he was planning on portraying the character in the future and said that he ‘signed up to do three movies, potentially.’
Simmons also remarked that he enjoyed playing Commissioner Gordon and looked forward to ‘more of that in the future.’
Not the first time: The Whiplash actor previously portrayed the character in the 2017 feature Justice League
Staying busy: During a recent interview, the actor revealed that he had previously ‘signed up to do three movies’; he is pictured in 2019
The character has been portrayed by several actors in the past, with Pat Hingle filling the role from 1989 until 1997.
Gary Oldman stepped in for the three films in Christopher Nolan’s Dark Knight trilogy, which ran from 2005 until 2012.
Jeffrey Wright has signed on to portray the character in the forthcoming feature, The Batman, and the movie will make its debut in March of 2022.
Historic role: Commissioner Gordon has been portrayed in the past by actors such as Pat Hingle and Gary Oldman
The current version of Batgirl has been in development ever since 2017 when Joss Whedon signed on to write and direct a flick centered around the character.
The embattled producer exited the project the following year, leaving it without a central figure.
In 2019, Christina Hodson, who also worked on the DC Comics-based productions Birds Of Prey and The Flash, was brought on to pen the feature’s script.
Bad Boys For Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah signed on to helm the movie this past May.
In development: A film centered around Batgirl entered the planning stages in 2017 when Joss Whedon was brought on to helm the feature, although he later dropped out of the project
Earlier this month, it was announced that Leslie Grace, who is known for her work in the musical film In The Heights, had landed the film’s main role as its titular character.
The performer’s audition impressed the project’s producers, who had considered Zoey Deutch, Haley Lu Richardson and Isabela Merced for the role.
Although Batgirl is expected to make its premiere in 2022, it has not been given a set release date as of yet.
Leading lady: After an intensive round of auditions, Leslie Grace was selected to portray the character earlier this month; she is pictured in 2021
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