John Noble writes: Little did I realise on that February morning in 1999 that a call from my agent would be the start of a life-changing adventure. Could I go to Mullinars Casting on Wednesday to audition for a film called The Lord of the Rings? "Sure, why not? Fax me a script." I was to read for the part of a character called Denethor. Rapid research was needed because I had not read the book. [More]