'Talladega Nights' director Adam McKay had a sequel idea. Here's why it didn't get off the ground.

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(L-R) Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby."

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'Talladega Nights' director Adam McKay let a concerned Sacha Baron Cohen choose which of his jokes made it in

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(L-R) Will Ferrell and Sacha Baron Cohen in "Talladega Nights."

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'Talladega Nights' at 20: Director Adam McKay reveals behind-the-scenes secrets and if he'd ever work with Will Ferrell again

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"Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" premiered in 2006.

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