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Before being called in for a meeting aboutJustice League , J.K. Simmons did n’t know who Zack Snyder was . Having made a name for himself with action - impenetrable features likeDawn of the Dead,300andWatchmen , Snyder was given the keys to the DC Comics realm . He bring on and directedMan of SteelandBatman V Superman : Dawn of Justice , base the cinematic enfranchisement unofficially known as the DC Extended Universe .
Simmons , of course , is no unknown to comic book picture , having appeared in all three installments of Sam Raimi’sSpider - Mantrilogy as J. Jonah Jameson – a rolehe wo n’t rein out repay to one day . However , Snyder ’s work on the DC side of the comic Holy Writ movie spectrum completely passed Simmons by .
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In a new consultation withEntertainment Tonight , Simmons has intromit that he was completely forgetful regarding Snyder ’s creation before the music director approached his agent . Here ’s how the Oscar - winning actor summarized that first liaison from Snyder :
“ I do n’t know anything about show business . My agent address and say , ‘ Zack Snyder want to meet with you , ’ and I was like , ‘ Awesome . Who ’s that ? ’ And he was like , ‘ He ’s like one of the biggest directors . ’ "
Simmons ’ deficiency of awareness continued into the meeting itself , where he did n’t know what he was meant to be talking to Snyder about . Here ’s another excerpt from that interview :
“ [ W]e were several minutes into the group meeting when I kind of saw this teasing look and he lead , ‘ You have no idea why you ’re here , do you ? ' . He said , ‘ Commissioner Gordon . I want you to play Commissioner Gordon . ' ”
intelligibly , the fact that Simmons did n’t sleep with who Zack Snyder was and did n’t know what their initial get together was meant to be about did n’t hinder the opportunity of a passel being made . Snyder mould Simmons as theDCEU ’s Commissioner Gordonregardless , with the news get in touch with the web in March 2017 .
Some fans might concern thatGary Oldman ’s Commissioner Gordon , the iconic loop of the character fromThe Dark Knighttrilogy , is impossible to top . But Oldman himself has offered his backup to Simmons , saying , “ J.K. Simmons does n’t call for any advice from me . He ’s a wonderful thespian . I ’m intrigued to see what he does with it . ”
Indeed , it will be interesting to see what Simmons bring to this role inJustice Leagueand beyond . After all , this is just the first chapter in Simmons ' DC history : he ’s key his persona in the superhero team - up movie as a " little introduction " , suggesting that a lot more could abide by .
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