The Abbott and Costello Movie

The Abbott and Costello Movie is a 2020 American slapstick comedy film based on the comedy double act Abbott and Costello directed by and co-written Bobby and Peter Farrelly. The film stars Benedict Cumberbatch as Bud Abbott and Jack Black as Lou Costello. The film takes place in the universe of the 1952 syndicated television series The Abbott and Costello Show.

The film is set to release on November 6, 2020, by Columbia Pictures, in honor of the 80th anniversary of the duo's debut in November 1940.

Plot
The film opens with Abbott and Costello appearing on stage introducing their feature to the audience, followed by Abbott asking if the people in the audience have shut off their cellular phones, to which Costello questions it and confuses them with telephones from the '50s, much to Abbott's dismay. The two leave as the film starts.

Cast

 * Benedict Cumberbatch as Abbott
 * Jack Black as Costello
 * Dan Castellaneta as Fields the landlord, Mr. Fields
 * Peter Callan as Stinky Davis
 * Charlize Theron as Hillary
 * TBA as Mike the Cop