The legendary mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap is set to make a triumphant return to the big screen in 2024, with original director Rob Reiner and the film’s iconic trio of Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins, and Derek Smalls all confirmed to reprise their roles, according to metalinjection.net.
“We’re making a sequel,” Reiner revealed during an appearance on the RHLSTP With Richard Herring podcast. “We’re going to start shooting at the end of February, and everybody is back.”
“They’ve played Albert Hall, played Wembley Stadium, all over the country and in Europe. They haven’t spent any time together recently. The idea was that Ian Faith, who was their manager, he passed away. In reality, Tony Hendra passed away. Ian’s widow inherited a contract that said Spinal Tap owed them one more concert. She was basically going to sue them if they didn’t. All these years and a lot of bad blood we’ll get into and they’re thrown back together and forced to deal with each other and play this concert,” explained Reiner regarding the premise for the sequel.
Spinal Tap film sequel will include guest appearances by Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks
Oscar-nominee Rob Reiner, who directed the original Spinal Tap film, will also direct the sequel. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, who starred in the original 1984 film, will star in the new iteration.
The new Spinal Tap film will be directed by Reiner, whose other credits include helming such hit movies as “The Princess Bride,” “When Harry Met Sally” and the Oscar-nominated “A Few Good Men.” Reiner will reprise his role as “Spinal Tap” film director Marty Di Bergi.
Released in 1984, “This Is Spinal Tap” was a documentary film satire — or “mockumentary” — of an ill-fated U.S. concert tour by the fictitious band Spinal Tap. In 2002 it was selected by the Library of Congress for preservation in the National Film Registry.
Songs featured in the film included “Tonight I’m Gonna Rock You Tonight,” “Hell Hole,” “Big Bottom” and “Gimme Some Money.” The 2000 CD re-released of the album included the bonus track “Christmas with the Devil.”
Plans that This Is Spinal Tap 2 was in the making were initially announced at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival and there were various speculations about the movie’s release date, with most suggesting that the movie would be released in 2024 to mark the 40th anniversary of This Is Spinal Tap. With both the SAG-AFTRA and WGA strikes, production was delayed. However, with more time passing, the movie may be able to lean into more satire based on real-world events.
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