At 61 the Whiplash actor stunned us recently with incredible pictures of him working out at the gym.

Now the Oscar-winner has confirned that his beefy new look is all part of the reinvention of Commissioner Gordon as a true equal and partner to Batman in the upcoming Justice League film.

Simmons said: "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.

"One of the things that's interesting to me is investigating hopefully a little bit more of that badass."