Production has started on Yardie, the pet project of actor Idris Elba. The Brit kickstarted the new project himself and set it up as his directorial debut. It's a big screen adaptation of the 1992 novel of the same name. Elba was inspired by the early films of Martin Scorsese and Steven Spielberg. Using their films as blueprints, Elba attempted to craft an engaging piece of cinematography with the help of "good actors.