page_title: 3:10 to Yuma (2007 film)
section_title: Production
hierarchical_section_title: 3:10 to Yuma (2007 film) / Production
caption_attribution_description: A wagon used during filming for the 2007 remake 3:10 to Yuma
context_page_description: 3:10 to Yuma is a 2007 American Western film directed by James Mangold and produced by Cathy Konrad, and starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale in the lead roles, with supporting performances by Peter Fonda, Gretchen Mol, Ben Foster, Dallas Roberts, Alan Tudyk, Vinessa Shaw, and Logan Lerman. It is about a drought-impoverished rancher who takes on the dangerous job of taking a notorious outlaw to justice. It is a remake of the 1957 film of the same name, making it the second adaptation of Elmore Leonard's 1953 short story "Three-Ten to Yuma". Filming took place in various locations in New Mexico. 3:10 to Yuma opened September 7, 2007, in the United States and received positive reviews from critics. It grossed $70 million worldwide on the budget of $55 million.
context_section_description: 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 from the American Humane Association.  By November, the AHA concluded its investigation, finding that the horse did not respond accordingly due to having received a dual training approach and the rider not being familiar with the mount.  The organization recommended no charges against the producers.  Principal photography took place in and around Santa Fe, Abiquiú, and Galisteo.  The Bonanza Creek Ranch represented the film's town of Bisbee as a "kinder, gentler frontier town" while Galisteo was set up to be Contention (now a ghost town), a "much rougher, bawdier, kind of sin city".  Another location was the scenic Diablo Canyon, and another was the Gilman Tunnels (35.734081°N 106.76475°W) along New Mexico State Road 485.  Filming concluded on January 20, 2007.
  After filming concluded, the owners of the Cerro Pelon Ranch petitioned to keep a $2 million expansion to the movie set on their property, which was supposed to be dismantled within 90 days.  The set of 3:10 to Yuma made up 75% of the overall sets on the ranch.  In April 2007, the request was met by the county's development review committee to keep the expansion, which would potentially generate revenue in the future.
caption: A stagecoach used during filming
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