Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby and Step Brothers stars Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly are reuniting for the Sony Pictures comedy Border Guards, which Adam McKay is eyeing to direct.

The story, written by Jesse Armstrong (In the Loop, Four Lions), centers on two friends (Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly) who decide to become border patrol guards to add some purpose to their lives. After they become accidentally stranded in Mexico without identification, these friends must try to sneak back into America.

Will Ferrell and Adam McKay are producing with their Gary Sanchez Productions partner Kevin J. Messick, with Michael De Luca and Jonathan Kadin overseeing the project for Sony.

Will Ferrell most recently lent his voice to The Lego Movie, and he will next be seen in Get Hard alongside Kevin Hart. John C. Reilly will next be seen in Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy, and he also narrates the Disneynature documentary Bears, opening in theaters April 18.