You may not be too familiar will Xero (stylized Xerø), but the title was one of DC's most popular comics back in the late '90s, and Coltrane “Trane” Walker is now set to make his way to the screen courtesy of Fiddy!
Deadline reports that Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson’s G-Unit has optioned Christopher Priest’s comic series for development alongside Color Farm Media as a live-action movie franchise. G-Unit will produce alongside Erika Alexander, Ben Arnon for Color Farm, and Illuminous' Joseph Illidge.
The comic focused on a Black government assassin named Trane Walker who weaponizes invisibility by disguising himself as a white man in order to blend in to the exotic Casino Royale haunts of the international elite. Apparently, this adaptation will focus on the character's "moral awakening and the life-and-death perils it presents."
There's no word on whether Jackson will also play the lead, but one would assume it is a possibly considering the rapper has tried his hand at acting on several occasions over the years.
“There’s no one better than Christopher Priest to bring G-Unit Film & Television into the world of comic book superheroes,” said Jackson. “Watch as we build XERO 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.”
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