7 Great Batman Characters Yet To Appear In A Movie

Now technically James has already appeared in a live action Batman movie - 2008's The Dark Knight, where we saw him kidnapped as a child by Two-Face. But that young boy and the young man first going toe-to-toe against Dick Grayson's Batman are two vastly different characters. One is nothing more than a prop to push the story forwar;, the other is a self-aware psychopath. It's not surprising, in a way: imagine if you were brought up in Gotham and your dad spent more time on rooftops with mentally unhinged billionaires than he did reading you bedtime stories.

Gordon, Jr.'s adult disposition also brings up the age old question of nature vs. nurture, too. How come a child raised by a morally sound cop grew up to be a monster, even though his sister, Barbara, became the second Batgirl? A bit of psychological beard-stroking is a not unfamiliar theme of the Batman mythos, and has always lent its villains welcome depth.

Adding to that, a lot of fans are clamoring for another grounded take on Batman. No evil space gods, no globe-trotting theatrics. Just dark alleys and oppressive atmosphere. Pitting him against a non-super powered serial killer would provide the perfect opportunity for this.

Having Gordon, Jr. as an antagonist also presents an interesting moral dilemma for Batman. On top of his 'no kill' rule, Wayne would also have to deal with the emotional fallout of going head-to-head with the son of one of his greatest allies, and the brother of another.

Who Should Play Him: Over the last decade or so, there have been some excellent portrayals of psychopaths using their charm to hide their true nature - Michael C. Hall as Dexter, Jake Gyllenhaal as Lou Bloom in Nightcrawler, and just recently, Zac Efron as Ted Bundy in Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Wicked And Vile. This is the kind of performance that would make Gordon, Jr. a memorable character, so a characteristically positive actor capable of darkness would be ideal. Enter Shia LeBeouf.