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Hide Your Drummers, Spinal Tap Have Begun Filming Their ‘Last Waltz’

A sequel to 'This Is Spinal Tap' has begun production.

Filmmaker Rob Reiner will once again direct and portray documentarian Marty DiBergi as he checks in with the three members of Spinal Tap — David St. Hubbins (actor Michael McKean), Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) — to see how the past four decades have treated the heavy-metal stereotypes. “I recently spoke to Marty DiBergi,” Reiner said in a statement, “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 & roll.” “It’s like reality is calling our bluff at every stop along the way.” The movie subsequently inspired several trends, including Metallica’s all-black cover and actual amplifiers that “go to 11” in the years that followed.

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