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Paul McCartney, Elton John, and Garth Brooks Will Be In ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Sequel

Director Rob Reiner revealed that production of the mockumentary sequel begins February

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Rob Reiner, who directed the original 1984 mockumentary film This Is Spinal Tap, revealed during a podcast aired Monday that Paul McCartneyElton John, and Garth Brooks will make appearances in a new sequel.

The original starred David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer), and Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) who played band members of the fictional English heavy metal band Spinal Tap. During an interview on Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast, Reiner said part two, which was announced May last year, would begin shooting by the end of February.

McKean, Shearer, and Guest are expected to reprise their roles as the fictional band, and along with directing the new film, Reiner is set to return as filmmaker Marty DiBergi.

“We never thought we would do a sequel,” the director previously told NME. “It was only because we started to talk to each other and we came up with an idea we think might work — we don’t know it will. We’re going to try. The bar is incredibly high. We debated whether or not we should do it… I said, ‘Look at us, we’re all in our 70s. How much time are we going to have [left] to have some fun?’”

“You don’t want us to cock it up!” he added. “That’s the thing: We wouldn’t try unless we thought we had something that could work.”

Reiner told the outlet in 2022 that he hoped the film’s release would coincide with the original film’s 40th anniversary in March 2024.

From Rolling Stone US.

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