They’re back! The first official trailer for Spinal Tap II: The End Continues has dropped, and we see the lads from the legendary British rock band reunite for one last gig.
In the clip, we see filmmaker Marty DiBergi catch people up with what’s happened to Spinal Tap since his first film, This Is Spinal Tap. We then see the central Tap trio of Nigel Tufnel (Christopher Guest), David St. Hubbins (Michael McKean) and Derek Smalls (Harry Shearer) all looking their age and leading rather sedentary lives, in stark comparison to their past lives as stadium rock gods. The trailer then shows us efforts by the band to reunite for one last hurrah, including their efforts to recruit a drummer suicidal enough to play the gig, their merchandising efforts and whether one (or two) of them dying on stage would help boost publicity for the gig and cement their legacy.
The trailer was revealed during a panel at San Diego Comic-Con, where Spinal Tap II director Rob Reiner sat down with Paul Feig for a wide-ranging discussion about the beloved first film and the upcoming sequel.
Spinal Tap II sees the core cast of Guest, McKean, Shearer and Reiner as DiBergi return. The cast also includes Fran Drescher returning as Bobbi Flekman and Paul Shaffer back as the incompetent record exec Artie Fufkin. The sequel sees Paul McCartney, Elton John, Garth Brooks, Questlove, Trisha Yearwood, Chad Smith and Lars Ulrich make cameos as themselves.
Spinal II: The End Continues is released in theaters on Sept. 12.