10 Great DC Characters That Should Get A Solo Movie (But Won’t)

Even with Batman's help, policing Gotham City must be a flipping nightmare; everywhere you look themed supervillains are stirring up trouble, and constantly escaping from Arkham Asylum. One cop who’s stood beside Bats most of the way is Jim Gordon, even if they haven’t always seen eye to eye.

He’s also had some terrific comic storylines along the way, such as The Killing Joke or Year One, and a solo movie could really flesh out another side of the city. The Nolan movies showed some of Gordon’s efforts, but he took second place to Batman, and placing a gritty cop movie inside the superhero universe would be a fresh angle.

The TV show Gotham also shows Gordon’s early years, but with J.K. Simmons due to step into the role for Justice League the chance to do a meaty noir detective movie – with Batman in a small supporting role – is there for the taking. It won’t happen, since Gordon is considered a supporting character, and the story would be too small-scale for DC to attempt.