This Is Spinal Tap 2 begins filming 40 years after the original film
Paul McCartney, Elton John.
Getty Images (2)Production of the sequel to Rob Reiniermockumentary from 1984 This is a spinal tap has officially started Elton John, Paul McCartney and more celebrities will appear.
Co-written and directed by Reiner, This is a spinal tap stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean And Harry Shearer as the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap. A satire on rock bands and the rock documentaries about them, This is a spinal tap is now considered a cult classic.
The long-awaited sequel, This is Spinal Tap IIrecently started filming in New Orleans, Variety reported on Monday, March 11, almost exactly 40 years after the first film was released on March 2, 1984.
At the time, Lumbar puncture marked Reiner’s directorial debut. Now he will return to direct the sequel, alongside Guest, McKean and Shearer, who will reprise their respective roles from the original: guitarist Nigel Tufnel, frontman David St. Hubbins and bassist Derek Smalls. Reiner, in turn, will reprise his role as documentary filmmaker Martin “Marty” DiBergi.
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“I recently spoke with Marty DiBergi who said he was more than happy to take a sabbatical from his position as a visiting professor assistant at the Ed Wood School of Cinematic Arts to re-document Spinal Tap to take their place in rock’s pantheon to secure. and Roll,” Reiner said in a statement.
Cameos from Quest love And Trisha Jaarwood have been confirmed for the sequel, along with rock ‘n’ roll legends John and McCartney and country icon Garth Brooks. Reiner confirmed John, McCartney and Brooks’ cameos on the “RHLSTP with Richard Herring” podcast in November 2023.
“We are making a sequel,” Reiner said at the time. “We will start filming at the end of February. And everyone is back. And Paul McCartney comes along, and Elton John, and a few other surprises. Garth Brooks.”
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This is Spinal Tap II – which, like the original, was co-written by Guest, McKean, Reiner and Shearer – will follow England’s loudest band as they reunite for one final concert after fifteen years.
“When it was announced that Spinal Tap would reunite for one final concert, Marty DiBergi saw this as an opportunity to make amends with the band who viewed This Is Spinal Tap as a hatchet job,” Reiner said in a May 2022 statement via Entertainment weekly when the sequel was first announced.
This is Spinal Tap II was originally scheduled for a March 19, 2024 premiere, coinciding with the film’s original release date. However, production was postponed due to the twin strikes of SAG-AFTRA and Writers Guild of America (WGA) in 2023. A new release date for Backbone II has not yet been confirmed.