Long rumored and essentially believed to be true, director Matt Reeves has confirmed via a tweet that Jeffery Wright will portray Batman ally Jim Gordon in THE BATMAN. Check it!
Tweet! #Gordon 🦇 pic.twitter.com/O4PBX7MmuH
— Matt Reeves (@mattreevesLA) October 30, 2019
Wright joins JK Simmons (JUSTICE LEAGUE), the great Gary Oldman (THE DARK KNIGHT TRILOGY), Pat Hingle (The Burton/Schumacher BATMAN Anthology), Neil Hamilton (BATMAN: THE MOVIE), and Lyle Talbot (BATMAN AND ROBIN 1949 serial) as actors who have played Commissioner Gordon in a live-action movie.
Check out this mock-up of Mr. Wright as Gordon by BOF’er John Regan…
THE BATMAN stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne/The Batman, Jeffery Wright as Jim Gordon, Zoe Kravitz as Selina Kyle/Catwoman, Paul Dano as Edward Nashton/The Riddler and other soon to be announced cast members.
THE BATMAN hits theaters on June 25, 2021. To stay up to date on THE BATMAN news, check out BOF’s Everything We Know About THE BATMAN Page. – Bill “Jett’ Ramey