Will Kane Cooper (see below), "Cooper was not producer Stanley Kramer's first choice to play Marshal Will Kane." Nevertheless, Will Kane is "one of Cooper's most famous roles." Lee Majors explained that he accepted the role in the sequel, because "I've always admired Gary Cooper. And I wanted to do a Western again." Ron Hardy, who directed the recent remake, argued that Tom Skerrit was an ideal actor to take over the role in the remake. Hardy explained that like "Cooper, he is Mr. Everyday. People know who Tom Skerritt is. They don't treat him like a superstar. They feel he's approachable."
Chelsea Kane guest star in the television series "Cracking Up", "Listen Up!", the pilot episode of "Summerland" and the 2004 direct-to-video film "Arizona Summer". In 2007, Kane starred in her first theatrical film role as Meredith Baxter Dimly, in the film "Bratz", playing the film's antagonist. She also performed two of the songs on . In 2008, she starred in the original movie, "Minutemen", as Stephanie Jameson. She also appeared in one episode of "Wizards of Waverly Place" (the episode, "The Supernatural") and she starred in the Disney Channel original film "Starstruck" (2010). She played the role of Stella Malone, the stylist