Questlove and Trisha Yearwood are
set to make cameo appearances as themselves in Rob Reiner's sequel to his 1984
cult classic, This is Spinal Tap. The sequel, titled Spinal Tap 2, has begun
filming in New Orleans, with Reiner reprising his onscreen role as
documentarian Martin "Marty"
DiBergi.
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| Questlove and Trisha Yearwood BENNETT RAGLIN/GETTY IMAGES; TERRY WYATT/GETTY IMAGES |
The film will also see the return of the original cast, including Michael McKean as frontman David St. Hubbins, Christopher Guest as guitarist Nigel Tufnel, and Harry Shearer as bassist Derek Smalls. As Spinal Tap fans will recall, the band has a history of losing drummers to various accidents, including freak gardening mishaps.
Paul McCartney, Elton John, and
Garth Brooks have joined the lineup for cameo appearances in the new film. The
plot of Spinal Tap 2 revolves around the iconic English hair metal rockers
reuniting for a final concert.
Rob Reiner expressed his
excitement, stating, "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."
The sequel to This is Spinal Tap was conceived by Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer. Reiner is producing the film alongside Michele Reiner and Matthew George under Reiner's Castle Rock Entertainment banner. The project follows Castle Rock's 2021 reboot, which received a $175 million funding boost. Christopher H. Warner, Derrick Rossi, and Jonathan Fuhrman serve as executive producers on Spinal Tap 2.
Castle Rock Entertainment,
originally founded in 1987, has produced over 125 films, including
Reiner-directed classics like When Harry Met Sally and A Few Good Men, as well
as hits like In the Line of Fire, City Slickers, Miss Congeniality, and The
Shawshank Redemption. On the television side, Castle Rock produced one of the
most successful comedy series of all time: Seinfeld.
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