Christopher Priest’s ‘Xer0’ Eyeing Film Franchise With 50 Cent For DC

50 Cent is looking to bring a new DC hero to life!

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50 Cent’s G-Unit Film & Television have optioned DC’s Xer0 for a potential film franchise.

Xer0 was created by Christopher Priest and ChrisCross in 1997, with Deadline sharing the upcoming DC film from 50 Cent will be a globe-trekking adventure with the Black assassin, Trane Walker, who works for the government and uses invisibility to blend in as a white man to take down his targets.

50 Cent will produce the Xer0 film under his banner, G-Unit Film & Television, with Color Farm Media. Here’s what 50 Cent had to say about working with Christopher Priest on the upcoming Xer0 adaptation:

“There’s no one better than Christopher Priest to bring G-Unit Film & Television into the world of comic book superheroes. Watch as we build Xer0 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.”

Xer0 will also feature the involvement of creator Christopher Priest, who described the project as the following:

 “Xer0 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.”

In addition to 50 Cent and Christopher Priest, Xer0 will also include the involvement of Color Farm Media. Color Farm’s Erika Alexander had this to say:

“Priest is a master storyteller. Xer0 is a powerful project, and we’re thrilled to partner with Curtis ’50 Cent’ Jackson’s G-Unit Film & Television, the pre-eminent power players.” 

Another producing partner on Xer0 is Joseph Illidge, CEO of the publishing and production company Illuminous. Illidge also spoke to why Xer0 warrants a live-action film adaptation:

“Xer0 is the perfect action hero for our times in a story that is equal parts James Bond and James Baldwin. G-Unit’s legacy of courageous, edge-of-your-seat thrillers about complex protagonists makes them the perfect partner to spearhead this franchise. After working with Christopher on Batman years ago, I’m thrilled to be reuniting with him on Xer0.

Here is the full premise for 50 Cent’s Xer0:

“Based on Priest and ChrisCross’s DC Comics series, the film follows a Black government assassin who weaponizes invisibility by disguising himself as a white man to blend anonymously into the exotic Casino Royale haunts of the international elite. Spanning the gulf between that and the disenfranchised city streets of East St. Louis, Illinois, Trane Walker is a man living in two worlds but taking ownership of neither. Xer0 tells the story of his moral awakening and the life-and-death perils it presents.”

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Source: Deadline

Ryden Scarnato

Ryden Scarnato

Ryden's affection for all things DC, Marvel, and Star Wars has led him to entertainment journalism at Heroic Hollywood as a News Editor.