Actors Simon Pegg and Kate Mara to feature in 'Inheritance'

Actors Simon Pegg and Kate Mara will headline the cast of Vaughn Stein's thriller 'Inheritance'.

Stein, who most recently helmed neo-noir thriller 'Terminal', is directing the project from a script by Matthew Kennedy, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

The film explores what happens to a family when its patriarch suddenly passes away, leaving his wife and daughter with a shocking secret inheritance that threatens to unravel and destroy their lives.

Richard B Lewis is producing through his Southpaw Entertainment banner alongside David Wulf, Dan Reardon and Santosh Govindaraju.

Pegg most recently featured in 'Mission: Impossible - Fallout', where he reprised his role of Benji Dunn.

Mara was last seen in drama 'Chappaquiddick', alongside Jason Clarke.