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Gary Oldman told Ben McKenzie to read comics. Did he do it?

02/18/2014 8:00 am by Heidi MacDonald

Gary Oldman told Ben McKenzie to read comics. Did he do it?

It’s getting so people who play various superhero roles must pass on the lore to younger versions of the roles. Thus when Gary Oldman—the essentialist Commissioner Jim Gordon of the Nolan Batman trilogy—was asked if he had any advice for Ben McKenzie, who will play younger Detective Gordon on the new TV show Gotham, he […]

Filed Under: Nerdlebrity News, Top News Tagged With: ben mckenzie, gary oldman, Gotham, jim gordon, Top News

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