Will Ferrell Attached To Star In '2-Face'

(andPOP) - Will Ferrell and "Hancock" writer Vince Gilligan are teaming up for the dramedy "2-Face."

According to The Hollywood Reporter, Ferrell is attached to star in the Columbia project as a man with a split personality: one part of him is racist, while the other part is extremely liberal.

The 41-year-old actor has reportedly been interested in Gilligan's script for three years and is hoping to put the movie into production early next year, though a director is not yet attached.

Gilligan has a diverse list of credits to his name -- besides penning the Will Smith blockbuster "Hancock," he helped create and write for "The X-Files," wrote the screenplay for the 1998 screwball comedy "Home Fries" and is the creator of AMC's dark comedy/drama series "Breaking Bad."

Ferrell, last seen on the big screen in "Semi-Pro," will return to movie theatres in "Step Brothers," which opens June 25.

As previously reported, he will also play Watson in Columbia's recently announced Sherlock Holmes project, co-starring Sacha Baron Cohen as the iconic sleuth.