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    Telling the truth on screen
Actor Ed Skrein turned down the part of a Japanese American. But cross-racial casting used to be more acceptable. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ Arts correspondent David Sillito on why things changed. 
Photo: Actor Ed Skrein
Credit: PA
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