Zack Snyder Releases First Look at J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon For Batman Day

September 17 marks the 77th anniversary of the first-ever appearance of the Caped Crusader. To celebrate Batman Day, Zack Snyder gave fans a special “Justice League” treat, tweeting out the first image of J.K. Simmons as Commissioner Gordon.

The black-and-white-photo shows Simmons staring into the night sky next to the new Batsignal.

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— Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) September 17, 2016

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“One of the things that’s interesting to me is investigating hopefully a little bit more of that badass [side of Gordon]…,” Simmons told EW. “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!’”

Snyder also tweeted out a color image of himself next to the Batsignal that you can check out below.

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— Zack Snyder (@ZackSnyder) September 17, 2016

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Simmons will make his debut as the commissioner in “Justice League” when it arrives in theaters on November 17, 2017.

Check out the first trailer below:

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