We do not know when in 2025 the movie will be released, but we do know that sometime next year, Spinal Tap II will come out. This will be 41 years after the first film, This is Spinal Tap, delighted audiences with its tongue-in-cheek humor and charisma. In fact, the movie was so grand that however long we have to wait for a second then the wait will be worth it.
Luckily, due to an interview director Rob Reiner gave to Empire, we know a few of the plot points entering the second film. The band broke up long ago, but have have the band members been doing since? Raising kids? Running retail shops? Anything is possible.
Whatever they happen to be doing now could be its own cottage industry among Spinal Tap chat rooms. What do fans think they are - and should be - doing? That might be more fun than doing away with our imaginations and making a sequel. Still, we want the sequel, right?
We now know some of the plot points for Spinal Tap II
The plot points seem interesting, at least. Singer David St. Hubbins, played by Michael McKean, has been making music for podcasts and hold music while someone is on the phone. That seems about right.
Guitarist Nigel Tufnel, played by Christopher Guest, has been running a guitar shop that also sells cheese. But do not worry because he has also been playing in a local folk band. One might hope that there gets to be some kind of Spinal Tap and A Mighty Wind crossover. Perhaps Eugene Levy makes an unexpected appearance.
Bassist Derek Smalls, played by Harry Shearer, is a curator at the New Museum of Glue. He has also written a new symphony about the devil wearing a bad hairpiece. The work is called Hell Toupee. Sounds about right.
So why does the band get back together? Because late manager Ian Faith has left it in his will to his daughter Hope, who has taken over managing the band (sort of), that Spinal Tap would play one final show. Again, sounds about right.