The director Rob Reiner has said that an upcoming sequel to his 1984 documentary parody “This Is Spinal Tap” is scheduled to begin shooting in late February and will feature Paul McCartney, Elton John and Garth Brooks, among other stars. “Spinal Tap” satirized a bungled tour by a fictitious British heavy-metal band of that name, as well as the process of documenting it. Plans for “Spinal Tap II” were first announced last year. Over the years, the three have played real-life concerts as their Spinal Tap characters. Reiner announced new details about the “Spinal Tap” sequel during an episode of a podcast hosted by the comedian Richard Herring that was released on Monday.

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Persons: Rob Reiner, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Garth Brooks, “, ”, Martin Scorsese, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer —, Reiner, Richard Herring Organizations: Variety Locations: British, Hollywood