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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaRob Reiner is getting the band back together.Four decades after introducing audiences to Spinal Tap, a British heavy metal band with big hair that far outweighs their actual talent, Reiner and his comic collaborators Michael McKean (as guitarist David St. Hubbins), Harry Shearer (bassist Derek Smalls) and Christopher Guest (lead guitarist Nigel Tufnel) are returning to the scene of the musical crime with “Spinal Tap II.” Reiner, who directs and co-stars in the film as documentary-maker Marty DiBergi, is hitting the Cannes Film Festival to round up backing for the sequel and to present a special screening of the 1984 original “This is Spinal Tap” as part of the Cinema de la Plage sidebar on Wednesday.

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Mockumentary ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ To Be Sold With Sequel In Cannes Market

EXCLUSIVE: The Cannes Market package for the sequel to the famed rock mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap is a bigger deal than I originally reported when Deadline broke the story. I’ve learned that CAA Media Finance will also be selling rights to the original film as well. The filmmakers hope that both films will be available on the same platform/distributor. The rights only recently came back to them recently, and it has only selectively been available for purchase.

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'This is Spinal Tap' sequel in the works with Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer returning

The band is getting back together. A sequel is in the works to the 1984 rock mockumentary "This Is Spinal Tap," with director Rob Reiner returning alongside stars Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer. The movie package will launch sales at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival.

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This Is Spinal Tap sequel reunites Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean

It’s Spinal Tap II, a sequel to the 1984 comedy This Is Spinal Tap, is set to hit the silver screen in 2024, with Rob Reiner returning to the director's chair.The sequel to the cult classic mockumentary will reunite the original stars of the film, Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean.The movie will be the first release from Castle Rock Entertainment's revived film division, Deadline reported on Thursday. The latest:It’s Spinal Tap II, a sequel to the 1984 comedy This Is Spinal Tap, is set to hit the silver screen in 2024, with Rob Reiner returning to the director's chair.

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‘This Is Spinal Tap’ sequel set for release 40 years after original

Spinal Tap II, a direct sequel to legendary rock mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, has been announced.The 1984 film, which produced numerous quotable scenes – including exploding drummers, “it’s such a fine line between stupid and clever” and amps that “go up to 11″ – will now see its 40th anniversary marked with more tales of rock cliché and questionable song titles.Reiner will direct the sequel and return as filmmaker Marty DiBergi, while David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer), and Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) also return to perform as the brash English band.“The plan is to do a sequel that comes out on the 40th anniversary of the original film and I can tell you hardly a day goes by without someone saying, ‘Why don’t you do another one?'” Reiner told Deadline following the announcement.“For so many years, we said, ‘nah.’ It wasn’t until we came up with the right idea how to do this.

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‘Spinal Tap II’: Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer All Returning For Another Mock-Rock Sequel

While it may seem like an idea two or three decades too late, the gang from “This Is Spinal Tap” are reuniting for an encore, turning it up to 11 one more time. That’s right, the entire original gang, director Rob Reiner, and writers and cast members David St.

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‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Sequel in the Works With Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest, Harry Shearer

Jordan Moreau The band is getting back together.A sequel to the 1984 rock mockumentary “This Is Spinal Tap” is in the works, with director Rob Reiner returning alongside stars Michael McKean, Christopher Guest and Harry Shearer.The movie package will launch sales at the 2022 Cannes Film Festival. It will be released on March, 19 2024, tied to the 40th anniversary of the original.

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Cannes Hot Package: ‘Spinal Tap II’ On Tap As Rob Reiner, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest & Harry Shearer Back For Encore

EXCLUSIVE: After relaunching its film division last October, Castle Rock Entertainment has set a first project out of the gate that will have a familiar ring. It’s Spinal Tap II, a sequel to the fabled rock mockumentary that set the film company on a run of hits, many of them directed by Rob Reiner. He made his directorial debut on the 1984 cult classic This Is Spinal Tap.

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Spinal Tap drummer Ric Parnell has died, aged 70

This Is Spinal Tap, has died at the age of 70.Harry Shearer, who also starred in the 1984 mock documentary on the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap, announced the news via Twitter before it was confirmed by Yahoo News. No cause of death has been reported at this time.Ric Parnell, our drummer in This is Spinal Tap, passed away today.