Spinal Tap II: The End Continues

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues is an upcoming American mockumentary comedy film directed by Rob Reiner. It is a sequel to the 1984 film This Is Spinal Tap, and features Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, and Harry Shearer reprising their roles as members of the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap who are reuniting after 15 years for one final show.

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
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Directed by	Rob Reiner
Written by	Christopher Guest Michael McKean Harry Shearer Rob Reiner
Based on	Characters by Christopher Guest Michael McKean Harry Shearer Rob Reiner
Produced by	Rob Reiner Michele Reiner Matthew George
Starring	Christopher Guest Michael McKean Harry Shearer Rob Reiner
Production company	Castle Rock Entertainment
Distributed by	Bleecker Street (United States) Sony Pictures Releasing International (International)
Release date	September 12, 2025 (2025-09-12)
Country	United States
Language	English
Budget	$22.6 million[1]

The film is scheduled to be released in the United States on September 12, 2025, by Bleecker Street.

Cast

• Christopher Guest as Nigel Tufnel
• Michael McKean as David St. Hubbins
• Harry Shearer as Derek Smalls
• Rob Reiner as Martin "Marty" Di Bergi
• Fran Drescher as Bobbi Flekman
• Don Lake
• John Michael Higgins
• Jason Acuña
• Nina Conti
• Griffin Matthews
• Kerry Godliman
• Chris Addison
• Brad Williams
• Paul Shaffer as Artie Fufkin
• Kathreen Khavari as Yasmine Farangi

Musicians Paul McCartney, Elton John, Garth Brooks, Questlove, Trisha Yearwood, Chad Smith, and Lars Ulrich are planned to appear as themselves.

Production

It was announced in May 2022 that a sequel to This Is Spinal Tap was in development, with Rob Reiner, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer reprising their roles and Reiner returning as director.^[2]

In November 2023, Reiner announced that musicians Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks were set to make cameo appearances as themselves.^[3]

On a budget of $22.6 million (before tax incentives),^[1] filming began in New Orleans in March 2024,^[4] with Questlove and Trisha Yearwood included among the cameo appearances.^[5] Fran Drescher was announced at the end of March to be reprising her role as Bobbi Flekman, with John Michael Higgins and Chris Addison among the new additions to the cast.^[6] Paul Shaffer, who played inept promo man Artie Fufkin in the original film, was also announced as being in the cast. Unlike Drescher, who was confirmed to be reprising Bobbi Flekman, it was not revealed if Shaffer would be reprising his earlier role.

Release

In July 2024, Reiner estimated that the film would be released in "late spring or early summer" of 2025 through Warner Bros. Pictures as a potential theatrical distributor.^[7] In March 2025, Bleecker Street announced their acquisition of U.S. rights to Spinal Tap II, now subtitled The End Continues, as well as its predecessor, with a teaser revealing a theatrical release date of September 12, 2025.^[8] In April 2025, Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions, which already held international free television and AVoD syndication rights to the original, acquired all international rights to both films.^[9]