Paxton joins 'Vendetta'

PaxtonBill Paxton continues to be cast in History's "The Hatfields and McCoys: A United States Vendetta" alongside Kevin Costner.Paxton will have Randall McCoy opposite Costner's "Demon" Anse Hatfield the scripted miniseries is going to be helmed by "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves" director Kevin Reynolds and created by Thinkfactory Media with Costner. "Deadwood" scribe Ted Mann creates."Hatfields and McCoys" follows the bloody feud between your two warring families -- the McCoys in Kentucky, the Hatfields in West Virginia - who fought against together within the Civil War and went from friends-at-arms to bitter opponents.Leslie Greif can serve as professional producer with Plant Nanas and Darrell Fetty creating for Thinkfactory, and History topper Nancy Dubuc and Dirk Hoogstra creating for that internet. Contact Mike Thielman at mike.thielman@variety.com