The Batman Starts Filming: 10 Clues For What We Can Expect
7. It Will Be An Origin Story For Jim Gordon Too
Westworld star Jeffrey Wright plays Gotham City Police Department stalwart James Gordon in The Batman but the character won't be Commissioner...yet.
The official cast list made no mention of that title and IMDb Pro has confirmed that Adam Ferns will be taking on the role of Commissioner Pete Savage. That's a newly created character for the film and Ferns' fellow Chernobyl actor Con O'Neill is said to be playing Chief Mackenzie Bock. That is a character from the comics and someone who had a key role in No Man's Land.
While Gordon won't be a rookie, it seems he will only be a detective at this point meaning that The Batman will, in some ways, serve as an origin story for him too. We've never fully explored his rise to the top of the GCPD on screen before and this is further evidence that the movie will be set early on in the Caped Crusader's crime-fighting career.