 Writer/director Peter Hedges (II) (qv) gave Derek Luke (qv) an  audition without knowing anything about  _Antwone Fisher (2002)_ (qv). After seeing the audition, Hedges not  only cast Luke but described the experience as the best audition  since Leonardo DiCaprio (qv) tried out for  _Whats Eating Gilbert Grape (1993)_ (qv).