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Watch: Paul McCartney, Questlove appear in 'Spinal Tap II' trailer
July 24 (UPI) -- Bleecker Street released the trailer for Spinal Tap II: The End Begins on Thursday. The sequel premieres Sept. 12 in theaters. Paul McCartney appears as himself praising Spinal Tap's lyrics as "literature." Questlove appears on Zoom, refusing the join the band as drummer given the fatalities of all previous drummers. Wednesday's first look photos showed Elton John playing on stage with the band. The trailer confirms he joins them for "Stonehenge." The sequel picks up with the surviving Spinal Tap members falling on hard times. David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) now plays with a mariachi band. Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) promotes cryptocurrency. Nigel Tufnel plays with an Irish pub band. Filmmaker Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner) follows Spinal Tap on their farewell tour. The trailer also reveals the last minute venue cancelation that landed them the gig. Director Reiner and the cast announced their sequel in 2022. It filmed last year and a teaser was released March 12. Solve the daily Crossword
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‘Spinal Tap II: The End Continues' Trailer: Rob Reiner Gets the Band Back Together 41 Years Later
Spinal Tap is tapping back into the music scene, 40 years later. The highly-anticipated sequel 'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues' reunites director Rob Reiner with stars Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer for a revival of the beloved mockumentary about a faux band. The official synopsis reads: 'Forty-one years after the release of the groundbreaking mockumentary 'This Is Spinal Tap,' the now estranged bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls (McKean, Guest, and Shearer) are forced to reunite for one final concert. 'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues' also marks the resurrection of documentarian Marty Di Bergi (Reiner), who once again tries to capture his favorite metal gods as they contemplate mortality — and the hope that their 12th drummer doesn't join them in The Great Beyond. Joined by music royalty Paul McCartney and Elton John, Spinal Tap wrestles with their checkered past to put on a concert that they hope will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll.' More from IndieWire 'The Serpent's Skin' Review: Alice Maio Mackay Conjures 'The Craft' with Kissing in Vivid Demon Drama 'BTS ARMY: Forever We Are Young' Review: Emotional K-pop Doc Is Often Dynamite, but Lacks Depth The titular group has infamously been deemed 'England's loudest and most punctual band,' with the sequel set during their reunion after a 15-year hiatus for one final concert. Elton John, Paul McCartney, Garth Brooks, and Trisha Yearwood will appear as themselves in the film. Paul Shaffer, David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, Derek Smalls, Fran Drescher, Don Lake, John Michael Higgins, Nina Conti, Griffin Matthews, Kerry Godliman, and Chris Addison will also star in the Bleecker Street feature. Distributor Bleecker Street is also re-releasing a newly-restored edition of the 1984 original film back in to theaters this summer. That new version will also hit digital and streaming platforms, making it the first time the film has been available digitally in years. Reiner told IndieWire that 'Spinal Tap' was almost never made in the first place. 'We went to every single studio and got turned down everywhere,' Reiner said during the Filmmaker Toolkit podcast. 'Nobody wanted it. We went from studio to studio with a 16mm film can under our arms.' Thankfully, the sequel to the hit film was an easier sell: 'It's a tiny bit slicker, because Marty Di Bergi [the director played by Reiner in the original] has seen all the reality television shows and all these four-part and six-part docs,' Reiner said of the meta experience filming 'Spinal Tap II,' adding, 'But I wanted to try to do it pretty much the way we did the first one.' Bleecker Street will release 'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues' in theaters on Friday, September 12. Check out the trailer below. Best of IndieWire Guillermo del Toro's Favorite Movies: 56 Films the Director Wants You to See 'Song of the South': 14 Things to Know About Disney's Most Controversial Movie Nicolas Winding Refn's Favorite Films: 37 Movies the Director Wants You to See
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SPINAL TAP II: THE END CONTINUES Trailer Brings the Band Back for One More Hilarious Encore — GeekTyrant
Break out your amps and crank it to eleven, after 41 years, Spinal Tap is back! Bleecker Street has dropped the first trailer for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues , the sequel to the cult classic mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap . And yes, the band still rocks… kind of. The original film, directed by Rob Reiner, spoofed the wild excess and drama of rock bands in the 1980s, with Reiner playing a documentary filmmaker chronicling the fictional British metal band Spinal Tap on a chaotic North American tour. The genius of the film came from its deadpan delivery and pitch-perfect satire of the era's music documentaries. Now, over four decades later, Reiner is back in the director's chair, and in front of the camera, alongside Christopher Guest (Nigel Tufnel), Michael McKean (David St. Hubbins), and Harry Shearer (Derek Smalls). These guys are older, maybe wiser, but still hilariously out of touch in the best way possible. The sequel catches up with the band as they prepare for a reunion concert in New Orleans, a gig they only landed because Stormy Daniels canceled. The trailer teases plenty of ridiculous band drama, questionable decisions, and yes, a killer cameo from Elton John jamming out with Spinal Tap. The band is also facing one of their most notorious problems, drummers. In true Spinal Tap fashion, they're on the hunt for yet another one. The new footage suggests things haven't changed much for the guys, so expect disasters , meltdowns, and hilarious hijinks. Spinal Tap II: The End Continues hits theaters on September 12, and it looks like this encore is going to be gloriously loud and completely ridiculous. Watch the trailer below and tell us if you're ready to turn it up to 11 again?
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Watch: Paul McCartney, Questlove appear in 'Spinal Tap II' trailer
1 of 5 | Paul McCartney, seen performing in Orlando, Florida in 2022, appears in "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues." File Photo by Joe Marino/UPI | License Photo July 24 (UPI) -- Bleecker Street released the trailer for Spinal Tap II: The End Begins on Thursday. The sequel premieres Sept. 12 in theaters. Paul McCartney appears as himself praising Spinal Tap's lyrics as "literature." Questlove appears on Zoom, refusing the join the band as drummer given the fatalities of all previous drummers. Wednesday's first look photos showed Elton John playing on stage with the band. The trailer confirms he joins them for "Stonehenge." The sequel picks up with the surviving Spinal Tap members falling on hard times. David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) now plays with a mariachi band. Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) promotes cryptocurrency. Nigel Tufnel plays with an Irish pub band. Filmmaker Marty DiBergi (Rob Reiner) follows Spinal Tap on their farewell tour. The trailer also reveals the last minute venue cancelation that landed them the gig. Director Reiner and the cast announced their sequel in 2022. It filmed last year and a teaser was released March 12.
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Rob Reiner and Christopher Guest Reunite in Hilarious 'Spinal Tap II: The End Continues 'Trailer
The long-awaited sequel to 1984's 'Spinal Tap' will rock out in theaters in September Spinal Tap is back! On Thursday, July 24, Bleecker Street debuted the trailer for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues — the sequel to the groundbreaking 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap at Hall H for San Diego Comic-Con attendees. Rob Reiner, who directed the original movie and costarred as the fictional documentarian Martin Di Bergi, returns for the sequel, alongside original This Is Spinal Tap band members David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest) and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer). The trailer revisits classic moments from the original movie and finds the surviving Spinal Tap members in different places at the time of their reunion. Hubbins appears to play in a mariachi band, Smalls does commercials for cryptocurrency and Tufnel performs with a folk band in a pub. As the group reunites for their first concert in years in New Orleans, they grapple with several new gags and try to convince Questlove to perform as their drummer. "41 years after the release of the groundbreaking mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, the now estranged bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel, and Derek Smalls are forced to reunite for one final concert," reads an official synopsis for the movie. "Spinal Tap II: The End Continues also marks the resurrection of documentarian Marty Di Bergi, who once again tries to capture his favorite metal gods as they contemplate mortality—and the hope that their 12th drummer doesn't join them in The Great Beyond." "Joined by music royalty Paul McCartney and Elton John, Spinal Tap wrestles with their checkered past to put on a concert that they hope will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock 'n' roll," the synopsis adds. Deadline first reported that Reiner, 78, was launching a sequel to This Is Spinal Tap back in May 2022. "For so many years, we said, 'Nah.' It wasn't until we came up with the right idea how to do this," he said at the time. "You don't want to just do it to do it. You want to honor the first one and push it a little further with the story." The sequel will include star-studded cameos from music legends, including Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood. Paul Shaffer and Fran Drescher, who appeared in the original mockumentary as a promoter and the band's publicist Bobbi Flekman, respectively, will also reprise their roles in the new film. Never miss a story — sign up for to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories. Ahead of the sequel's release, the original rockumentary returned to theaters over the July 4th weekend to celebrate its 41st anniversary. When Reiner spoke with PEOPLE recently, he reflected on how the original movie grew into a cult classic over the decades. 'It's taken a while, but you never know when you're going to start shooting something if it's going to take,' Reiner said. 'And this certainly didn't take right away!' Spinal Tap II: The End Continues arrives in theaters Sept. 12. Read the original article on People
