Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer are getting the band back together, as the quartet is reuniting for Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues, a sequel to their classic comedy This Is Spinal Tap that depicted the titular fictitious rock band.
This Is Spinal Tap, which was one of the earliest iterations of the "mockumentary," is filled with great bits like the amp that goes to 11, the black album and the miniature Stonehenge, to name a few. It is seen as one of the greatest comedies of all time, ranking 29th on the American Film Institute's list of 100 best comedies and was added to the US National Film Registry in 2002. Now, more than 40 years after its initial release, Spinal Tap 2 is on its way, joining a slew of recent legacy sequels like Top Gun: Maverick, Ghostbusters: Afterlife, Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny and more.
Read on to find out everything we currently know about Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues, including the A-plus list of cameos the movie is expected to feature.
Spinal Tap 2 release date
Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues is going to premiere on September 12, joining the slate of 2025 new movies.
Prior to the sequel's release, the first teaser shared that the original This Is Spinal Tap is going to be released into theaters in summer 2025 to celebrate the movie's 41st anniversary.
This Is Spinal Tap 2 cast
As we mentioned, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer are all set to reprise their roles as members of the band Spinal Tap. In addition, Rob Reiner, who is also returning to direct, is once again playing the part of documentary filmmaker Marty DiBergi.
Ever since This Is Spinal Tap, Guest has been one of the most prominent filmmakers of mockumentaries, with him writing, directing and/or starring in Waiting for Guffman, Best in Show and A Mighty Wind, as well as others.
McKean has done both comedy and drama throughout his career and has had a long collaboration with Guest. But some of his more recent roles people will know him from are Better Call Saul, The Diplomat and Dead Ringers.
Shearer, who rounds out the main trio, is probably best known for voicing many characters on The Simpsons (Ned Flanders, Principal Skinner and more), but he has also appeared in many of Guest's mockumentaries.
There are also going to be a number of major cameos in the movie, with Reiner confirming that music icons Elton John, Paul McCartney, Questlove, Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood are going to appear in the movie.
This Is Spinal tap 2 plot
While Guest, McKean and Shearer have reprised their This Is Spinal Tap roles for special appearances or short videos over the years, This Is Spinal Tap 2 will catch up with the bandmates after a tumultuous time.
The main plot of the movie is Spinal Tap reuniting for one final concert after a 15-year hiatus.
This Is Spinal Tap 2 trailer
Check out the first trailer for Spinal Tap 2: The End Continues, which takes us to infinity:
Rob Reiner movies
In addition to starring as the fake documentarian Marty DiBergi, Reiner is directing This Is Spinal Tap 2. He has been behind some very popular movies of the last 40 years, here is his full list of directing credits:
- This Is Spinal Tap (1984)
- The Sure Thing (1985)
- Stand By Me (1986)
- The Princess Bride (1987)
- When Harry Met Sally… (1989)
- Misery (1990)
- A Few Good Men (1993)
- North (1994)
- The American President (1995)
- Ghosts of Mississippi (1996)
- The Story of Us (1999)
- Alex & Emma (2003)
- Rumor Has It… (2005)
- The Bucket List (2007)
- Flipped (2010)
- The Magic of Belle Isle (2012)
- And So It Goes (2014)
- Being Charlie (2015)
- LBJ (2016)
- Shock and Awe (2017)
- Albert Brooks: Defending My Life (2023)
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