History's 'Hatfields and McCoys' Adds 'Into the Wild's' Jena Malone (Exclusive)

Jena Malone is joining the Hatfields and McCoys family. The actress has joined the miniseries starringKevin Costner("Devil" Anse Hatfield) andBill Paxton(Randall McCoy), who play the famed leaders of the feuding families. The project, which will center on the bloody hostilities between two clans that escalated to the point of near war between two states, will air next year, the 150th anniversary of the country's most infamous family feud. Malone is set to play Nancy McCoy, Roseanna's ruthless cousin, who uses her feminine wiles to wreak revenge on the Hatflieds for murdering her father when she was a child. She seduces, marries and tricks Johnse into revealing family secrets, leading to the killing or capture of numerous Hatfields. Upon getting her revenge, Nancy drops Johnse and marries the McCoy family's deadly avenger.Filling out the cast areTom Berenger,Powers BootheandLindsay Pulsipher,all of whom will play members of the two families. STORY: Bill Paxton Joins Kevin Costner in History Miniseries 'The Hatfields and McCoys' The miniseries, which will shoot on location in Romania, is part of the network's push into the potentially brand-enhancing miniseries space. Despite an early misfire withThe Kennedys, which ultimately aired on the ReelzChannel, History is also readying efforts including Mark Burnett'sThe Biblemini. STORY: 'Hatfields and McCoys' Adds Tom Berenger, Powers Boothe, Mare Winningham The project hails fromLeslie Greif's Thinkfactory Media, responsible for other series including History'sMounted in Alaskaand A&E'sGene Simmons: Family Jewels.Kevin Reynolds(Red Dawn, The Count of Monte Cristo, Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves) is attached to direct. Malone, whose other credits include Sucker Punch, Contact andBastard Out of Carolina, is repped by Gersh and attorney Robert Wallerstein at Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof & Fishman. Related Topics Bill Paxton TV Casting History Kevin Costner