Director shares plot details for ‘Spinal Tap 2’

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Spinal Tap II film.The sequel is a follow-up to the 1984 beloved mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap – which has been considered to be one of the greatest comedy films of all time.

It stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer portraying the hapless heavy metal trio, all of who are set to return to the second film.In a new interview with Empire, Reiner shared some of the forthcoming film’s plotlines after it was reported that Paul McCartney and Elton John will appear in the film, as confirmed by Reiner himself.The director said that the film – which is set for release “sometime late spring or early summer” of 2025 – is set to open with sharing what singer David St.

Hubbins, guitarist Nigel Tufnel and bassist Derek Smalls have been up to following the disbandment of Spinal Tap.“Nigel has been running a cheese and guitar shop in Berwick-upon-Tweed,” Reiner told the outlet. “He’s also been performing with a local folk band in the village that play penny whistle and mandolin, and he plays electric guitar with them.

We show a little clip of that.”He continued: “David St. Hubbins has been living in Morro Bay in California, and he’s been writing music for podcasts, particularly this one true-crime podcast called ‘The Trouble With Murder.’ He also writes the music that you hear when you’re on hold on the phone.“Derek is living in London and is now the curator of the New Museum of Glue.