According to the Hollywood Reports, Broadway veteran Jena Malone has signed on to join the cast of Deborah Kampmeier's Lonely Hunter. Hounddog movie. Filming is set to begin in spring 2012.
The film will focus on '35 years in the author and playwright's life, which involved debilitating illness, a messy personal life and a creative circle that included Tennessee Williams and Truman Capote.'
Malone made her movie debut with the film Bastard Out of Carolina (1996), and has appeared in films including Contact (1997), Stepmom (1998), Donnie Darko (2001), Saved! (2004), Into the Wild (2007), and Sucker Punch (2011). In 2006, she made her professional stage debut in the Broadway production of the Tony Award-winning play Doubt.
