Lena Headey to direct 'Kill Drug'

Lena Headey has signed on to helm forthcoming British thriller Kill Drug.

The Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles actress will make her directorial debut in the low-budget film, about an underground vigilante group in London.

"My ambition to direct has been fuelled over the last 15 years by working alongside great directors. It has also been my film education," she told Empire.

The 35-year-old will also star in the movie, scripted by Tom Bacon. She will play Sally, the daughter of a woman who kills her abusive husband and then founds an underground vigilante network dedicated to murdering the scum of society.

Headey described the film as "smart, articulate, compelling, sexy, fun, dark, deeply poignant and not afraid to laugh at itself. Above all it is a gripping and compelling journey, a study of humanity’s darkest flaws and purest innocence".

Deception actress Charlotte Rampling and The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button's Jason Flemyng have reportedly signed on to co-star in the movie, which is expected to begin filming next January.