This Is Spinal Tap
Rob Reiner: Spinal Tap sequel should arrive in Spring or Summer 2025
The director is currently wrapping up filming of Spinal Tap II, with plans to release the movie next year. Rob Reiner: Spinal Tap Sequel Should Arrive in Spring or Summer 2025 Spencer Kaufman
Spin̈al Tap sequel to begin filming in February with big-name guest stars
Garth Brooks will also appear in the film, reveals Rob Reiner. Spin̈al Tap Sequel To Begin Filming in February with Guests Paul McCartney and Elton John Jo Vito
Spin̈al Tap sequel to begin filming in February with big-name guest stars
Garth Brooks will also appear in the film, reveals Rob Reiner. Spin̈al Tap Sequel To Begin Filming in February with Guests Paul McCartney and Elton John Jo Vito
11 Funniest Moments From This Is Spinal Tap
(Editor’s Note: In light of news that This is Spinal Tap 2 is in the works, we are republishing this article. Originally published in 2019 to coincide with the 35th anniversary of the iconic rockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, Marty DiBergi Jr., son of filmmaker Marty DiBergi, took a look back at the film’s funniest moments. Below are his words, as he takes us on a trip through the classic film’s most humorous scenes.) My name is Marty DiBergi, Jr. I’m a writer. In the late fall of 1982, my father, filmmaker Marty DiBergi, heard that the UK band Spinal Tap were releasing a new album called Smell the Glove, and were planning their first tour of the United States in almost six years. He jumped at the chance to make a documentary, which hit theaters in March 1984, and the rest is history. L...
Spinal Tap II Will Reunite Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, and Harry Shearer
Turn your amps all the way to 11: Rob Reiner will direct and star in Spinal Tap II, which will reunite David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer), and Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) as the hardest-hitting rock band to ever get lost backstage in Cleveland. The film will be the first production from the newly reformed Castle Rock Entertainment, Deadline reports. As for the plot, it’s still being developed by Guest, McKean, Reiner, and Shearer, who together improvised huge swathes of the groundbreaking 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap. Reiner told Deadline that he expects the second part to be released on the 40th anniversary of the original. “The plan is to do a sequel that comes out on the 40th anniversary of the original film a...
This Is Spinal Tap Cast to Reunite for Pennsylvania Democrats Benefit
The trend of nostalgic virtual reunions is being cranked up to 11, as the cast of This Is Spinal Tap is set to reunite for a benefit livestream supporting the Pennsylvania Democrats. Set to take place October 14th, the event will see Spinal Tap themselves — Christopher Guest (Nigel Tufnel), Michael McKean (David St. Hubbins), and Harry Shearer (Derek Smalls) — coming together with Rob Reiner (Marty DiBergi). Comedian Patton Oswalt will serve as the evening’s moderator. The event is being put on by the same folks behind the recent Princess Bride table read, which also featured Reiner and Oswalt. That partial reunion (Cary Elwes, Robin Wright, Carol Kane, and Billy Crystal also took part) raised $4.25 million for Wisconsin Democrats. The Spinal Tap gang will hope to hit similar numbers for t...
