The actor co-starred opposite Tobey Maguire as Peter Parker’s hypertensive newspaper editor in Sam Raimi’s Spider-Man films, but after the character was rebooted with Andrew Garfield in the lead, we never saw the desk-pounding, cigar-chomping J. Jonah Jameson again.

Now, Simmons is moving from Marvel to comics rival DC, playing Batman ally Commissioner James Gordon opposite Ben Affleck’s Caped Crusader in the upcoming Justice League movie, sources close to the production confirm. (The Hollywood Reporter first broke the news.)

Source: http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/07/jk-simmons-joining-justice-league-commissioner-gordon