Liam Neeson and Woody Harrelson are in line to star in upcoming drama Highwaymen, Digital Spy said.

Deadline reports that the film will centre on the Texas Rangers that hunted down infamous bank robbers Bonnie and Clyde.

The Blind Side's John Lee Hancock will direct Highwaymen, which was scripted by John Fusco.

The story will focus on lawman Frank Hamer, who was appointed to lead a posse tasked with bringing down Bonnie, Clyde and their notorious Barrow Gang.

Neeson will next be seen playing an air marshal in the Joel Silver-produced Non-Stop, while Harrelson stars in Louis Leterrier's thriller Now You See Me.