what character did john noble play in lord of the rings?
Denethor II
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 Perhaps because of Buchan 's work , Prester John also appeared in 20th @-@ century pulp fiction and comics . For example , Marvel Comics has featured " Prester John " in issues of Fantastic Four and Thor . He was a significant supporting character in several issues of the DC Comics fantasy series Arak : Son of Thunder . His Avatar is the ally of the Pendragon in Mage : The Hero Defined . The 1992 video game Castles II : Siege and Conquest contains a sub @-@ plot involving the search for Prester John 's kingdom . Prester John also features in Tad Williams ' epic trilogy , Memory , Sorrow and Thorn and Season 2 of Netflix 's Marco Polo includes references to Prestor John . 

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 Malcolm McDowell as Marcus Kane , a former scientist who now lives as a feudal lord in an abandoned castle , having medieval army under his command and controlling parts of the country . McDowell described his character as a King Lear . According to Marshall , Kane is based on Kurtz from Joseph Conrad 's Heart of Darkness . The director originally sought to bring Sean Connery out of retirement to play Kane but was unsuccessful . 

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 Bean 's most prominent role was as Boromir in Peter Jackson 's The Lord of the Rings trilogy . His major screen time occurs in the first installment , The Lord of the Rings : The Fellowship of the Ring . He appears briefly in flashbacks in The Lord of the Rings : The Two Towers and The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King , as well as in a scene from the extended edition of The Two Towers . Before casting finished , rumours circulated that Jackson had considered Bean for the role of Aragorn , but neither Bean nor Jackson confirmed this in subsequent interviews . Bean 's fear of flying in helicopters caused him difficulties in mountainous New Zealand , where the trilogy was filmed . After a particularly rough ride , he vowed not to fly to a location again ; in one instance , he chose to take a ski lift into the mountains while wearing his full costume ( complete with shield , armour , and sword ) and then hike the final few miles . 

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 In Peter Jackson 's film trilogy ( 2001 – 2003 ) , Saruman is significantly more active in the first two films than in their equivalent books , and he appears in several scenes that are not depicted in Tolkien 's work . In the films , Saruman is depicted presenting himself outright as a servant of Sauron . Smith and Matthews suggest that Saruman 's role is built up as a substitute for Sauron — the story 's main antagonist — who never appears directly in the book . Jackson confirms this view in the commentary to the DVD . They also suggest that having secured veteran British horror actor Christopher Lee to play Saruman , it made sense to make greater use of his star status . Despite this increased role in the first two films , the scenes involving Saruman that were shot for use in the third film , The Lord of the Rings : The Return of the King , were not used in the cinematic release , a decision which " shocked " Lee . Jackson reasoned that it would be anticlimactic to show Saruman 's fate in the second movie ( after the Battle of Helm 's Deep ) and too retrospective for it to be in the third one . The cut scenes end with Saruman falling to his death from the top of Orthanc after being stabbed by Wormtongue and include material from the chapter The Scouring of the Shire . They are included at the start of the Extended Edition DVD release of the film . 

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 The film opens with Sir John Falstaff and Justice Shallow walking through the snow , then to a warm fire inside the Boar 's Head Tavern as the two reminisce . After a main credit sequence , the narrator explains that King Henry IV of England has succeeded Richard II , whom he had killed . Richard II 's true heir , Edmund Mortimer , is a prisoner in Wales , and Mortimer 's cousins Northumberland , Worcester and Northumberland 's son Hotspur demand that Henry rescue Mortimer . Henry refuses and Northumberland , Worcester and Hotspur begin to plot his overthrow . 
