Shooter (2007 film) . The film also stars Michael Peña , Danny Glover , Kate Mara , Levon Helm , and Ned Beatty and was released in the United States on March 23 , 2007 . Shooter (TV series) . The show stars Ryan Phillippe in the lead role of Bob Lee Swagger an expert marksman living in exile who is coaxed back into action after learning of a plot to kill the president .
Shooter cast a dog in the lead role.