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."
The Passion of Darkly Noon The Passion of Darkly Noon The Passion of Darkly Noon is a 1995 psychological drama-suspense film written and directed by Philip Ridley and starring Brendan Fraser in the title role, and co-starring Ashley Judd and Viggo Mortensen. The protagonist's name and film title come both from a passage in the "Bible", 1 Corinthians 13: ""Now we see through a glass, darkly..."". For the film Ridley was awarded the Best Director Prize at the Porto Film festival. Darkly Noon (Brendan Fraser) is a young man who has spent his entire life as a member of an ultraconservative Christian cult. He received