Jeffrey Wright IS Commissioner Gordon

[Gothamsknight]

Jeffrey has already nailed the role in my mind. Fantastic!

 

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I guess Gordon isn't Commissioner at the start of the movie because Alex Ferns is playing Gotham Police Commissioner Pete Savage (he appears in the trailer on the steps of a building flanked by cops in front of the press).

 

[Kane52630]

 

[Deck Rickard]

I hope Wright's Gordon is a bit more of a hardass than we've seen before. I liked Oldman's portrayal but he always seemed a bit too timid a riddled with guilt. It was still really good but I'd like to see a more confident, take-no-s*** Gordon. I guess that's what Snyder was going for with Simmons but we barely saw him.

 

[Schlosser85]

I hope Wright's Gordon is a bit more of a hardass than we've seen before. I liked Oldman's portrayal but he always seemed a bit too timid a riddled with guilt. It was still really good but I'd like to see a more confident, take-no-s*** Gordon. I guess that's what Snyder was going for with Simmons but we barely saw him.

I’d like that too. I’d like the kind of Gordon who could give Flass a beatdown like Year One.

 

[Pennywise]

Just saw this, beautiful!

 

[Stringer]

I hope Wright's Gordon is a bit more of a hardass than we've seen before. I liked Oldman's portrayal but he always seemed a bit too timid a riddled with guilt. It was still really good but I'd like to see a more confident, take-no-s*** Gordon. I guess that's what Snyder was going for with Simmons but we barely saw him.

Wright's Gordon physically restraining, probably calming Batman down is a good indication of that.

 

[Iceman]

I had a great feeling about Wright as soon as he was cast but seeing him in the trailer really boosts my confidence. He shouts Gordon without even doing much.

 

[DKDetective]

Wright has this calming presence about him all the time. I just feel immediately relaxed when he pops up in a scene. Even when he’s visibly dealing with ****, he’s quite subtle compared to Oldman (who I adore but comes from the Pacino class of acting).

First off, Oldman does believe in going big and larger than life for that cinematic magic, but he can be incredibly subtle, see Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Second, such largeness of performance is only really reflective of late Pacino. Pacino is incredibly subtle and measured in his earlier performances, such as Michael Corleone in The Godfather and Part II. I mean the studio wanted Coppola to fire him because they thought he was too quiet and subtle.

 

[KaijuDude1992]

I loved Garry Oldman as Gordon in the Nolan trilogy, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if Jeffrey Wright surpassed him as my new favorite. It's such perfect casting and I can't wait to see this movie explore the more corrupt aspects of Gotham PD that Matt Reeves was talking about at Fandome.

I get the feeling we are going to get a very different kind of Gordon and hopefully we get to see him evolve more and more into a badass after each film in this new trilogy.

 

[shauner111]

First off, Oldman does believe in going big and larger than life for that cinematic magic, but he can be incredibly subtle, see Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy.

Second, such largeness of performance is only really reflective of late Pacino. Pacino is incredibly subtle and measured in his earlier performances, such as Michael Corleone in The Godfather and Part II. I mean the studio wanted Coppola to fire him because they thought he was too quiet and subtle.

Never said Oldman can’t be subtle. I said Wright is more subtle than Oldman.

Same thing with Pacino. I’m well aware of his early work. But the majority of Pacino’s career has been about larger than life performances. It’s what he’s known for.

 

[hellblazer103]

I hope Wright's Gordon is a bit more of a hardass than we've seen before. I liked Oldman's portrayal but he always seemed a bit too timid a riddled with guilt. It was still really good but I'd like to see a more confident, take-no-s*** Gordon. I guess that's what Snyder was going for with Simmons but we barely saw him.

That's honestly the impression I got after hearing him in the trailer .

"Any of this... MEAN anything.. to you ?" Kinda this sarcastic/challenging tone there

 

[Iceman]

Scarface Pacino was the best for subtlety.

 

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Jeffrey Wright usually comes across as very cerebral and thoughtful to me. Tough isn't really something I associate with Wright.

 

[Schlosser85]

Anyone else remember Wright as an over the top flamboyant Dominican drug lord in Shaft?

Kind of the opposite of the calm low key roles most people associate him with.

 

[Kane52630]

I guess Gordon isn't Commissioner at the start of the movie because Alex Ferns is playing Gotham Police Commissioner Pete Savage (he appears in the trailer on the steps of a building flanked by cops in front of the press).

 

[Gothamsknight]

He looks so damn awesome as Gordon

 

[Jekecy]

Anyone else remember Wright as an over the top flamboyant Dominican drug lord in Shaft?

Kind of the opposite of the calm low key roles most people associate him with.

That jail scene between him and Bale is a humorous look at Gordon and Bruce before they turned their lives around.

 

[chintai80]

i don't think i ever heard wright's real speaking voice until i watched that podcast interview he did recently where he talked bout the batman.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Anyone else remember Wright as an over the top flamboyant Dominican drug lord in Shaft?

Kind of the opposite of the calm low key roles most people associate him with.

Shaft is so close to being awesome because of SLJ, Bale and Wright despite the film itself being pretty goddamn terrible.

 

[Iceman]

I loved Garry Oldman as Gordon in the Nolan trilogy, but I wouldn't be surprised at all if Jeffrey Wright surpassed him as my new favorite. It's such perfect casting and I can't wait to see this movie explore the more corrupt aspects of Gotham PD that Matt Reeves was talking about at Fandome.

I get the feeling we are going to get a very different kind of Gordon and hopefully we get to see him evolve more and more into a badass after each film in this new trilogy.

The bar is very high but I’m certainly very optimistic for Wright and that trailer was a great intro to what we might get from him.

 

[Eddie Dean]

Happy Birthday Jeffrey Wright!

 

[Schlosser85]

Shaft is so close to being awesome because of SLJ, Bale and Wright despite the film itself being pretty goddamn terrible.

Oh yea, Jackson is the epitome of cool and badassery and Wright and Bale are such fun bad guys, they’re all in search of an actual movie instead of the sort of half baked mediocre mess they’re in. Toni Collette was good too for what her role was.

 

[Schlosser85]

Jeffrey was one of the presenters on CNN Heroes last night rocking the Gordon 'stache, and just seeing him kind of got me more pumped to see him as Gordon. Even just doing a shoutout as a presenter IRL, he has an awesome authoritative voice and presence.

 

[SwordOfMorning]

Wright is a bit like Dano in that he’s such perfect, obvious casting but somehow didn’t get thrown around a ton beforehand.