Tackling a clumsy musical group, known as “one of England's loudest bands,” 1984’s “This is Spinal Tap” is known for creating the mockumentary genre. It’s an undeniable classic, packed with memorable quotes — it’s also one of the most gut-bustingly hilarious comedies of the last 40 years.
Rob Reiner, who directed “This is Spinal Tap” has officially started shooting the sequel, per a press release. There will be a ton of cameos in this one, including Paul McCartney. Elton John, Garth Brooks, Questlove and Trisha Yearwood.
Along with directing the sequel, Reiner is set to reprise his role as filmmaker Marty DiBergi. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer will all return as the fictional metal band.
Back in May, Reiner spoke about the sequel (via NME): “We never thought we would do a sequel. 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?’”
The sequel will have DiBergi shooting a second documentary of the band in a bid for redemption.
Marty DiBergi was roundly criticised by the band members for having done a hatchet job, [but] he’s going to be doing the second film. “Marty has not been that successful [since]. I think he made Kramer vs Kramer vs Godzilla, which didn’t do very well. It was a threesome, and they were all in love… and, unfortunately, Godzilla crushed the other two, so it didn’t work.
People tend to forget that Reiner was on one hell of a hot streak in the ‘80s and ‘90s. He had an 8-year run of classics: "This is Spinal Tap," "Stand By Me," "The Princess Bride," "When Harry Met Sally," "Misery" and "A Few Good Men"
However, Reiner's output these last 25 years has been terrible. Unadorned mediocrity. What else would you call "LBJ," "The Bucket List," "Flipped," "The Story of Us," “Alex and Emma,” “Rumor Has It,” “And So It Goes,” “Being Charlie,” “Ghost of Mississippi,” “Shock and Awe,” “The Magic of Belle Isle.”
It’ll be interesting to see how the ‘Spinal Tap’ sequel turns out. The whole is gang is back for this one.