Sony has closed a deal with British comedy writer Jesse Armstrong (Peep Show, Fresh Meat) to pen the screenplay for Border Guards, a comedy starring Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly. Ferrell is producing with Kevin Messick and Adam McKay, who is expected to direct. Ferrell and Reilly have shown great comedy chemistry in Step Brothers and Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, both of which were directed by McKay.