With `Yardie,´ Idris Elba hopes to change the way black characters are portrayed in films
(LA Times NBA)

Idris Elba wants to upend the way black characters are portrayed in films - even in gangster films. `We tend to go for the violence. We tend to go for the most traumatic part. Of course, these films can be compelling but [they paint a bleak picture],` the actor-turned-director said. `The opportunity...