"Batman" director officially announced: "Westworld" black actor plays Commissioner Gordon

Previously, we have reported that Jeffrey Wright, who plays the planner of Westworld in "Westworld", is in talks to play the role of "Commissioner Gordon" in the independent film "Batman". Today (October 31), Matt Reeves, director of the independent film "Batman", officially announced on Twitter that Jeffrey Wright will play the role of "Commissioner Gordon" in the independent film "Batman".

Matt Reeves, director of the independent film "Batman", announced on Twitter that Jeffrey Wright will play the role of "Commissioner Gordon" in the independent film "Batman".

Jeffrey "Commissioner Gordon" Wright

In addition to Commissioner Gordon, other cast members of "Batman" include British actor Robert Pattinson as "Batman", black actress Zoe Kravitz as "Catwoman", and Paul Dano, who starred in "12 Years a Slave", as "The Riddler".

"Batman" Robert Pattinson

Zoe Kravitz "Catwoman"

Paul Dano "The Riddler"

According to the plan, the film will focus on Bruce Wayne's youth and tell the story of the Dark Knight and his "Rogues Gallery". If nothing unexpected happens, this will be a detective film. In previous reports, the film's director Matt Reeves once revealed that the film is not adapted from Frank Miller's comic "Batman: Year One", which made the Batman series return to its dark nature and had a significant impact on Nolan's "Batman" trilogy. Reeves said that the film will not tell an "origin story".

Earlier, Reeves said in an interview: "This is a black film version of Batman that is driven by a point of view. This story is told in a detective story mode, which has never appeared in previous Batman movies. He is the best detective in the world, which gives us an opportunity to go into crime and solve a crime from the core. This gives the character an excellent opportunity to complete his transformation and change." From this statement, it can be seen that Matt Reeves is quite confident in the script he has completed so far. In addition to Batman, Catwoman and Penguin will appear in this movie and become the main villains of the movie.

The film is currently scheduled to be released on June 25, 2021.