Director Rob Reiner has revealed some particulars of what to anticipate from the long-awaited Spinal Faucet II movie.
The sequel is a follow-up to the 1984 beloved mockumentary This Is Spinal Faucet – which has been thought of to be one of many biggest comedy movies of all time. It stars Christopher Visitor, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer portraying the hapless heavy metallic trio, all of who’re set to return to the second movie.
In a brand new interview with Empire, Reiner shared among the forthcoming movie’s plotlines after it was reported that Paul McCartney and Elton John will seem within the movie, as confirmed by Reiner himself.
The director mentioned that the movie – which is about for launch “someday late spring or early summer time” of 2025 – is about to open with sharing what singer David St. Hubbins, guitarist Nigel Tufnel and bassist Derek Smalls have been as much as following the disbandment of Spinal Faucet.
“Nigel has been working a cheese and guitar store in Berwick-upon-Tweed,” Reiner instructed the outlet. “He’s additionally been performing with an area people band within the village that play penny whistle and mandolin, and he performs electrical guitar with them. We present slightly clip of that.”
He continued: “David St. Hubbins has been residing in Morro Bay in California, and he’s been writing music for podcasts, notably this one true-crime podcast referred to as ‘The Bother With Homicide.’ He additionally writes the music that you just hear while you’re on maintain on the telephone.
“Derek resides in London and is now the curator of the New Museum of Glue. He’s curated glue from each nation on the planet – the entire historical past of glue – and he exhibits me round. He’s additionally been performing with a philharmonic orchestra, and he’s written this sort of symphony about the truth that the satan wears a foul hair piece. It’s referred to as Hell Toupée.”
Elsewhere within the interview, the director of the movie opened up about the place the inspiration for the movie got here from, citing that the concept for Spinal Faucet II got here from the passing of Tony Hendra – who portrayed Spinal Faucet’s supervisor Ian Religion within the 1984 movie.
“[W]e got here up with this concept that Ian Religion had willed his daughter, Hope, this contract that referred to as for yet another efficiency,” Reiner mentioned.
He continued: “She thinks initially, ‘Effectively, this isn’t actually price something…’ However then some huge music star, whereas screwing round at a sound verify, is filmed on an iPhone singing a Faucet track, and it goes wild on social media. Abruptly, the contract is price one thing.”
Renier additionally opened up about what the movie’s soundtrack will likely be like, saying that new Spinal Faucet songs will likely be featured within the movie and its accompanying soundtrack album. “[I]t’ll have a few cuts by Elton John and one minimize by Paul McCartney – songs that they sing within the movie, which aren’t Spinal Faucet-type songs, they’re ones that individuals know. However the remainder of them are new,” he mentioned.
He continued: “There’s a scene the place Henry Diltz, the very well-known rock photographer, takes them to a cemetery in New Orleans. Nigel’s like, ‘Why are we right here? All these persons are useless.’ And Henry says, ‘Effectively, you’ve received to get used to this concept. You understand, it’s going to occur.’
“Then Derek has this concept of what it’s going to be like after he dies. So he’s received this track referred to as ‘Rockin’ In The Urn’ which is all about the truth that even after he’s useless, he’s nonetheless going to be performing.”
The sequel was first revealed in 2022. Lately, it emerged that Metallica‘s Lars Ulrich and Pink Sizzling Chili Peppers‘ Chad Smith have been set to make appearances.
Different names confirmed for Spinal Faucet II embody returns for Fran Drescher and Paul Shaffer, in addition to new names John Michael Higgins, Chris Addison, Kerry Godliman and Nina Conti.
