50 Cent’s G-Unit Film & Television company has secured the rights to turn comic book Xerø into a movie, with plans to create a full-on franchise.
Written by Christopher Priest and published by DC, the comic ran for just twelve issues in the late 1990s. It follows Coltrane ‘Trane’ Walker, an African-American basketball player who is secretly also a government assassin. He hides his identity in the latter role by disguising himself as a white man.
“There’s no one better than Christopher Priest to bring G-Unit Film & Television into the world of comic book superheroes”, 50 Cent tells Deadline. “Watch as we build Xerø into a franchise alongside Christopher and Color Farm Media. I can’t wait for the world to meet Trane Walker in an all new way”.
Priest adds: “Xerø depicts a slow-moving car wreck at the intersection of race and class. The commonality of struggle represented by the life experiences of Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson, G-Unit Film & Television and Color Farm assure a broad depth of first-hand appreciation for that delicate balance. It’s exciting to be working together to create this new world”.
No indication of when the film might make it to screens has yet been provided.