Commissioner Gordon is set to be the new badass of "Justice League." This was promised by J.K. Simmons himself, who will succeed Gary Oldman in portraying the character for the upcoming DC Comics film.

"I like the idea of Commissioner Gordon as a guy that can take care of himself!" said Simmons.

Just recently, Simmons had an interview with Entertainment Weekly where he revealed some details about his character.

"People of my generation remember Commissioner Gordon as this jolly, ineffectual Santa Claus type, and I think over the years in the comics there's definitely much more of a badass side to him," he said.

Simmons was referring to Pat Hingle's portrayal of Commissioner Gordon in the original film. For his part, however, the actor said he will not portray the commissioner as a "useless crime fighter."

"One of the things that's interesting to me is investigating hopefully a little bit more of that badass side. You're living in a universe where it's pretty tough to be a badass compared to somebody like Batman, but in the universe of non-superheroes I like the idea of Commissioner Gordon as a guy that can take care of himself, a guy that's a real partner to Batman, not just a guy that turns on the bat signal and goes, 'Help! Help, Batman!," added Simmons.

In other news, there are speculations that actor Jared Leto will be featured in the "Justice League" film as Joker. Fans believe that the actor will have a cameo appearance in the film as DC's most popular villain.

"Justice League" is set to hit the big screen on Nov. 16, 2017.