Adam McKay has already made it very clear that he prefers working with original characters and stories to simply repeating himself over and over. He made Anchorman 2 last year, but he stated plainly back in February, “That’s the last sequel we’re gonna do.” Don’t hold your breath for an Anchorman 3 or, by extension, a Step Brothers 2, even though that McKay collaboration with Ferrell and John C. Reilly has become one of the most beloved comedies of the last decade.

Fans of Prestige Worldwide shouldn’t entirely give up hope, though. Earlier this week, McKay spoke with Collider in connection with We The Economy, a series of short films he’s involved with. When the conversation turned to the subject of Step Brothers 2, McKay had this to say:

“We have a whole story [for Step Brothers 2], an outline that we’re happy with. We were ready to go, and you know the story of [how] we got the call on Anchorman 2. We’re not gonna do it now because we just did a sequel, I don’t wanna get into the sequel business too much. It was kind of a novelty to do one of them and it was certainly very interesting and I had never done anything like it. So I want to go make some original movies—or you know, The Big Short is an adaptation but do some different stuff. But who knows? 2-3 years, 3-4 years. I mean the funny thing with Step Brothers is if those guys are in their 50s it still works, so we could easily return to that, but for now no sequels.”

That comment basically maintains McKay’s “no sequels” policy, but adds an “ish” to the end. Definitely he’s not making any sequels now, but clearly he, Ferrell, and Reilly have an idea for a Step Brothers 2 that they all like. And as McKay notes, part of the charm of the first Step Brothers was watching these middle-aged men act like spoiled teenagers. The older Ferrell and Reilly get, the crazier their sibling rivalry will look as they fight over drum sets and Chewbacca masks and perform lewd hip-hop songs about boats and prostitutes. Give it another five to 10 years, and that’s going to look really hilarious.