This is Spinal Tap Sequel Likely Out Next Year

Whether you believe it should exist or not, there’s a sequel to the iconic This Is Spinal Tap mockumentary coming and it could finally be released next year.

According to an interview with director Rob Reiner on Deadline, work on the movie is “going good” with an initial screening for family and friends planned for next month.

“It’s going good. Our first screening for our family and friends will be probably in August, and then sometime in September we’ll start showing it to distributors, and we’re hoping to have it out sometime late spring or early summer of next year.”

As previously reported, the movie will once again star Reiner as the mockumentary’s director Martin “Marty” DiBergi, along with Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer reprising their roles as Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins, and Derek Smalls.

Much like the original movie, Reiner said there will be more walk-on guests in the movie. With rumored guests being Metallica’s Lars Ulrich and Red Hot Chili Peppers’ Chad Smith, Reiner shed some light on some other people that will show up in the film.

“We got everybody together and we added a couple of surprise guests. We have Paul McCartney and Elton John and Garth Brooks. It’s fun.”

According to previous information on the upcoming movie, the plot will revolve around a disgruntled Spinal Tap reunited for one final show as the result of a shady contractual obligation. The band is also apparently not too thrilled with DiBergi either, for his depiction of the band on their last, ill-fated, and epic American tour.