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."
Adelaide Kane had not yet appeared as Lolly. From March to December 2009, Kane portrayed on "Power Rangers RPM", part of the long-running "Power Rangers" franchise. In April 2010, Kane starred in the television film "Secrets of the Mountain" on NBC. In 2010, she also starred in the Hulu series "Pretty Tough", composed of 20 episodes and based on the novel by the same name written by Li Tigelaar. In 2010, Kane travelled to attend an audition for Cartoon Network's first live-action series "Unnatural History", for the role of Maggie Winnock. Italia Ricci and she were the actresses selected for the casting;