J.K. Simmons is in talks with Warner Bros. to return to the DC Extended Universe as Commissioner Jim Gordon for the Batgirl movie at HBO Max. Simmons first portrayed Batman's Gotham City Police connection in the theatrical cut of Justice League and in an expanded capacity in Zack Snyder's Justice League earlier this year. The character was previously portrayed by Gary Oldman in Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight trilogy, which concluded just prior to the launch of the DCEU.
Development on a solo Batgirl film has been in the works since early 2017 when Joss Whedon entered negotiations to write, direct and produce a film, though stepped down in 2018. That same year would see Birds of Prey scribe Christina Hodson tapped by WB and DC to pen the script for the film and development begin ramping up earlier this year as Bad Boys for Life directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah signed on to helm. Finally having someone at the helm, casting began for Batgirl this month when In the Heights' Leslie Grace signed on to star as the titular heroine.
Following the casting of Grace in the film, The Hollywood Reporter has brought word that Simmons has entered talks to return as Commissioner Jim Gordon for Batgirl. Plot details are still being kept under wraps for the film, but the new report says the studio is eyeing to release the film on HBO Max in 2022. No production start date has been announced at the time of writing.
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Source: THR
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