This Is Spinal Tap 2 has officially started production.
Per Variety, the upcoming sequel to 1984’s This Is Spinal Tap has started filming in New Orleans. Rob Reiner is returning to direct the film and will reprise his role as Martin “Marty” DiBergi. Christopher Guest’s Nigel Tufnel, Michael McKean’s David St. Hubbins, and Harry Shearer’s Derek Smalls are also all coming back as well.
It has also been announced that Questlove and Trisha Yearwood will cameo in the film. They’ll join Elton John, Paul McCartney, and Garth Brooks, all of whom were previously revealed to show up in the movie last November.
“I recently spoke to Marty DiBergi, who said that he was more than happy to take a sabbatical from his position as a visiting Professor’s Assistant at the Ed Wood School of Cinematic Arts to once again document Spinal Tap to ensure their place in the pantheon of Rock and Roll,” Reiner previously said of the movie in a statement.
What else do we know about This Is Spinal Tap 2?
According to Variety, the plot of the movie “sees Spinal Tap, England’s loudest and most punctual band, reunite following a 15-year hiatus for one final concert.”
Reiner, Michele Reiner, and Matthew George are producing This Is Spinal Tap 2, while Christopher H. Warner and Derrick Rossi serve as executive producers.
A sequel to This Is Spinal Tap was announced in May 2022 and was initially eying a March 19, 2024, release; however, it was delayed because of the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists (SAG-AFTRA) and Writers Guild of America (WGA) strikes.
This Is Spinal Tap 2 does not yet have an official release date at this time. The original This Is Spinal Tap from 1984, meanwhile, is currently available to stream on AMC+.
