kill him, instead turning to his dying father. Wade boards the train and politely surrenders his weapon. Evans dies as William tells him he accomplished his mission and got the money. Butterfield watches the train depart with Wade on it. As the train disappears around a bend, Wade whistles, and his faithful horse pricks up his ears and gallops after the train, indicating that Wade is already planning his next escape. Cast Russell Crowe as Ben Wade, the ruthless leader of a gang of outlaws Christian Bale as Dan Evans, a one-legged war veteran turned rancher Logan Lerman as William Evans, Dan's eldest son, who dreams of adventure Dallas Roberts as Grayson Butterfield, an agent of the Southern Pacific Railroad Ben Foster as Charlie Prince, Ben's sadistic right-hand Peter Fonda as Byron McElroy, an elderly Pinkerton agent Vinessa Shaw as Emma Nelson Alan Tudyk as Doc Potter, a veterinarian and volunteer lawman Gretchen Mol as Alice Evans, Dan's wife Lennie Loftin as Glen Hollander, Dan's creditor Johnny Witworth as Darden Kevin Durand as Tucker, a sadistic ranch hand employed by Glen Hollander Luke Wilson as Zeke Production In June 2003, Columbia Pictures announced a negotiation with Mangold to helm a remake of the 1957 Western film 3:10 to Yuma, based on a script written by Michael Brandt and Derek Haas. After being apart from the project for several years, Mangold resumed his role as director in February 2006. Production was slated to begin in summer 2006. In the same month, Tom Cruise expressed an interest in starring as the villain in the film. Eric Bana also briefly sought a role in the film. In summer 2006, Columbia placed the film in turnaround, and the project was acquired by Relativity Media. Crowe and Bale were cast as the main characters, and Relativity began seeking a distributor for the film. By September, Lions Gate Entertainment signed on to distribute the film. Later in the month, Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Dallas Roberts, Ben Foster, and Vinessa Shaw were cast. Filming was slated to begin on October 23, 2006, in New Mexico. On the first day of filming, a rider and his horse were seriously injured in a scene when the horse ran directly into a camera-carrying vehicle instead of veering off as planned. The rider was hospitalized, and the horse had to be euthanized on the set. The animal's death prompted an investigation