The legendary mockumentary This Is Spinal Faucet is ready to make a triumphant return to the large display screen in 2024, with authentic director Rob Reiner and the movie’s iconic trio of Nigel Tufnel, David St. Hubbins, and Derek Smalls all confirmed to reprise their roles.
“We’re making a sequel,” Reiner revealed throughout an look on the RHLSTP With Richard Herring podcast. “We will begin taking pictures on the finish of February, and all people is again.”
“They’ve performed Albert Corridor, performed Wembley Stadium, everywhere in the nation and in Europe. They have not spent any time collectively just lately. The concept was that Ian Religion, who was their supervisor, he handed away. In actuality, Tony Hendra handed away. Ian‘s widow inherited a contract that stated Spinal Faucet owed them yet one more live performance. She was mainly going to sue them in the event that they did not. All these years and a whole lot of unhealthy blood we’ll get into and so they’re thrown again collectively and compelled to take care of one another and play this live performance,” defined Reiner concerning the premise for the sequel.
When requested about his position within the upcoming movie, Reiner added: “I am again enjoying Marty DiBergi. The band was upset with the primary movie. They thought I did a hatchet job and this was an opportunity to redeem myself. I’m such an enormous fan and I felt unhealthy they did not like what they noticed within the first movie. After I heard they could get again collectively, I used to be a visiting adjunct trainer’s helper on the Ed Wooden Faculty of Cinematic Arts. I drop the whole lot to doc this closing live performance.”
This long-awaited follow-up to the 1984 cult traditional has been within the works for a number of years, with Reiner teasing its potential back in 2022. The director has assured followers that the sequel will honor the unique movie’s legacy whereas additionally pushing the story ahead in sudden methods.
“It wasn’t till we got here up with the fitting concept how to do that,” Reiner defined to Deadline final 12 months. “You do not wish to simply do it, to do it. You wish to honor the primary one and push it somewhat additional with the story.”
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