Idris Elba to play Nelson Mandela in biopic?
The Wire star Idris Elba is reportedly first choice to play Nelson Mandela in an official biopic of the former South African president.
London, Feb 17 Hollywood actor and veteran filmmaker Clint's new movie 'Invictus' follows Mandela's release from prison in 1990 and how in his first term as the South African President, he initiates a unique venture to unite the apartheid-torn land -- he enlists the national rugby team on a mission to win the 1995 Rugby World Cup, Femalefirst.co.uk reports.