Rob Reiner Confirms ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ Sequel Is Set To Start Filming In February 2024

Dead & Company could be playing a residency at the Las Vegas Sphere next summer, according to reports.The New York Post reports the supergroup – consisting of Grateful Dead members Bob Weir, Mickey Hart and Bill Kreutzmann alongside John Mayer, Oteil Burbridge and Jeff Chimenti – are in talks for a potential residency that would take place “next summer”. However, it stressed that negotiations are “still in the works and not 100%.”The Sphere opened in September with a residency featuring U2 playing ‘Achtung Baby’ in full, which was recently extended into March.

Filming is underway for a brand new BBC comedy set in Stockport, starring Greater Manchester actress and Netflix star Aimee Lou Wood.

Julia Roberts is opening up about the one role she regrets not taking and some other roles that she was lucky enough to get because others passed on them.

Sundance Film Festival is right around the corner. Hosted in snowy and gorgeous Utah, the festival is a favorite for filmmakers and critics of all sorts, premiering independent projects that have launched careers and achieved great acclaim.

to Norman Lear following his death at 101.The iconic TV sitcom and movie producer, who created shows such as “All in the Family,” “Maude” and “The Jeffersons” died at his Los Angeles home Tuesday of natural causes. “All in the Family” star Rob Reiner reacted to the news of his “second father,” writing: “I loved Norman Lear with all my heart … Sending my love to Lyn and the whole Lear family.”Jimmy Kimmel, for his part, noted that he “used situation comedy to shine a light on prejudice, intolerance and inequality.”“He created families that mirrored ours, showing us a world in which Archie Bunker and Michael Stivic could learn to not only co-exist, but to love one another.

The Sundance Film Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary in January and it’s no surprise that some legendary Park City filmmakers are returning with new films for the 2024 edition. Among the alumni are Steven Soderbergh, whose landmark film “Sex, Lies and Videotape” debuted at the 1989 fest; Debra Granik, whose Best Picture nominated “Winter’s Bone” won the Grand Jury Dramatic prize at the 2010 festival; and Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck, who will premiere their fourth movie at Sundance following 2006’s “Half Nelson,” 2008’s “Sugar” and 2015’s “Mississippi Grind.” READ MORE: “American Fiction,” “May December,” and “Past Lives” Top 2024 Film Independent Spirit Awards Soderbergh’s latest effort is “Presence,” starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan, and Julia Fox.

President Joe Biden and First Lady Dr. Jill Biden are honoring this year’s Kennedy Center Honors recipients!

Prime Video has confirmed an eight-episode series order for the drama Cruel Intentions and announced the full cast.

Kaytranada, Jessie Ware and Vince Staples are among the first raft of names announced for next year’s edition of Sónar Barcelona. The music festival, which is known for highlighting dance and electronic music culture, is set to run from Thursday June 13 to Sunday June 15, 2024, and tickets are on sale here. Other names confirmed for the festival include Charlotte de Witte, who will bring her ‘Overdrive’ show to the site, Floating Points, Ben Böhmer live, Casisdead, Marie Davidson and Folamour.

EXCLUSIVE: Boutique distributor Juno Films has picked up North American and UK rights to This World is Not My Own, a documentary portrait of the folk artist Nellie Mae Rowe from filmmakers Petter Ringbom and Marquise Stillwell, which premiered earlier this year at SXSW. The award-winner will be released in theaters in the summer of 2024.

Rob Reiner has confirmed that the sequel to his 1984 heavy metal mockumentary This Is Spinal Tap is due to begin shooting next year and will feature a number of real-life musicians. “We’re making a sequel,” Reiner said during an appearance on comedian Richard Herring's podcast.

Ethan Shanfeld Forty years after making his directorial debut with the 1984 cult classic “This Is Spinal Tap,” Rob Reiner will begin filming the follow-up to the music mockumentary in February. Plus, the fictional heavy metal band will apparently be joined by real-life music legends Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks, Reiner revealed on the “RHLSTP With Richard Herring” podcast. Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer are set to return as the members of Spinal Tap, alongside Reiner as the documentarian Martin “Marty” Di Bergi.

Paul McCartney and Elton John are set to appear in the upcoming sequel to This Is Spinal Tap.Rob Reiner, who directed the original 1984 mockumentary film starring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer, confirmed various guest stars in the sequel during an appearance on Richard Herring’s Leicester Square Theatre Podcast.Speaking on the podcast about the sequel, which was announced in May last year, Reiner said: “We’re going to start shooting in the end of February.“Everybody’s back. Paul McCartney is joining us, and Elton John. And a few other surprises, Garth Brooks.”Along with directing the sequel, Reiner is set to reprise his role as filmmaker Marty DiBergi.

Taylor Swift allegedly turned down an invitation to perform at King Charles’ coronation concert in May, royal expert Omid Scobie claims in his new book, “Endgame.”Scobie did not specify why the “London Boy” singer declined the gig, but at the time she was performing the last of her three concerts in Nashville on the day of the king’s concert. The Post has contacted a rep for Swift for comment.

Thania Garcia Jennifer Lopez‘s ninth studio album finally has a release date. The full-length “This Is Me…Now” will arrive on Feb.

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In a year when Marvel movies are bombing, one that made a billion its first time out of the gate, and the theatrical business feels more vulnerable than ever, an outlier like “Barbie” really lifted the movie industry’s spirits this year. Both “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” ruled the summer of 2023 (over blockbusters like “The Flash,” “Mission Impossible 7” and “The Little Mermaid”) and, of course, merged to make the theatrical phenomenon of #BarbieHeimmer.

Hellooooo!”Robin Williams improvised so much on the set of the 1993 comedy “Mrs. Doubtfire” that production ended up shooting two million feet of film by the time the movie wrapped. “Early on in the process, he went to me, ‘Hey boss, the way I like to work, if you’re up for it, is I’ll give you three or four scripted takes, and then let’s play,’” Chris Columbus, 65, told Business Insider.

The Primavera Sound organizers have announced details of the Barcelona leg of the global music festival for 2024, with Lana Del Rey, SZA, and Pulp all confirmed as headliners. The festival will take place on May 29-June 2 at at Parc del Fòrum.

Welcome to Wrexham was renewed earlier this month and it looks like that third installment, set to premiere in Spring 2024, will be complimented by a weekly podcast, This Week in Wrexham.