A first teaser for the long-awaited Spinal Tap sequel has dropped – and it seems things are very much turned up to 11.
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, the follow-up to the iconic 1984 mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap, will see Harry Shearer, Christopher Guest and Michael McKean return as the fictional heavy metal band as they reunite for one last gig.
A short teaser for the film sees someone cranking up an amp to 11 – a reference to the first movie’s iconic phrase – and then infinity. An explosion then occurs as Spinal Tap’s song ‘Stonehenge’ plays.
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The sequel has also confirmed a release date of September 12 this year in the US, with a UK premiere yet to be announced.
Alongside the returning stars, Spinal Tap II will feature cameos from music icons such as Elton John, Paul McCartney, Questlove, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood.
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Rob Reiner will be back in the director’s chair and as documentarian Martin ‘Marty’ Di Bergi, sharing a statement last year as filming began.
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“I recently spoke to Marty DiBergi who said that he was more than happy to take a sabbatical from his position as a visiting Professor's Assistant at the Ed Wood School of Cinematic Arts to once again document Spinal Tap to ensure their place in the pantheon of Rock and Roll,” he quipped.
The sequel was confirmed a few years ago, with Reiner explaining at the time: “The idea was that Ian Faith, who was their manager, he passed away. In Reality, Tony Hendra passed away.
"Ian's widow inherited a contract that said Spinal Tap owed them one more concert. She was basically going to sue them if they didn't.
“All these years and a lot of bad blood we'll get into and they're thrown back together and forced to deal with each other and play this concert.”
Spinal Tap II: The End Continues will be released in US cinemas on September 12, with a UK release date yet to be confirmed.
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