Jack Black and Paul Rudd are being squeezed into a new Anaconda movie. The actors are in early talks to star in a reimagining from Columbia Pictures of the 1977 horror movie that launched the snake-filled mini-franchise, including this year’s Chinese-language remake.

Tom Gormican, best known for directing the excellent Nicolas Cage meta comedy The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, is co-writing with collaborator Kevin Etten, and will reportedly direct the feature. The original film starred Jennifer Lopez, Owen Wilson, Ice Cube and Jon Voight, and followed a National Geographic film crew hunting the world’s largest and deadliest snake, only to find the tables turned on them.

THR reports that this reimagined Anaconda film involves a group of friends facing mid-life crises who are remaking their favourite movie from their youth. They head to the rainforest, only to find themselves in a fight for their lives against natural disasters, giant snakes, and violent criminals.

Black had recent films roles doing voice work in Borderlands, Kung Fu Panda 4, and The Super Mario Bros. Movie (who can forget the “Peaches” song?). He is also set to star in the upcoming Minecraft film for Warner Bros. Rudd, meanwhile was most recently seen in Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire, and will next appear in the A24 horror feature Death of a Unicorn.