The release of Rob Reiner\u2019s final film is reportedly on hold following the director\u2019s tragic death.<\/p>\n
\u201cSpinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale,\u201d the concert follow-up film to this year\u2019s \u201cSpinal Tap 2: The End Continues,\u201d was expected to be released by Bleecker Street\u00a0in IMAX in 2026. <\/p>\n
But after Reiner and his wife Michele\u2019s murders<\/a>, the movie\u2019s release plans have been halted\u00a0until \u201cthe best path forward is decided with those closest to Rob and his family,\u201d sources confirmed to Variety<\/a> on Tuesday.<\/p>\n Page Six has reached out to Bleecker Street for comment.<\/p>\n Rob Reiner attends the \u201cSpinal Tap II: The End Continues\u201d premiere in LA on Sept. 9. REUTERS<\/p>\n Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer in \u201cThis Is Spinal Tap.\u201d \u00a9Embassy Pictures<\/p>\n \u201cSpinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale\u201d features Christopher Guest, Michael McKean and Harry Shearer reprising their roles as members of the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap. <\/p>\n The movie includes live concert footage filmed at Stonehenge in October. Shania Twain, Eric Clapton and Josh Groban make guest appearances, according to Variety. <\/p>\n A 21-second teaser trailer<\/a> for the project was released on Oct. 23. It stated that the movie would come out next year in theaters and in IMAX.<\/p>\n \u201cSpinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale.\u201d Spinal Tap\/Youtube<\/p>\n Josh Groban during the Spinal Tap concert in Stonehenge. Click News and Media \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n Shania Twain during the Spinal Tap concert in Stonehenge. Click News and Media \/ BACKGRID<\/p>\n \u201cRock legends Spinal Tap perform at ancient Stonehenge, merging musical and historical grandeur in an amplified finale that perfectly unites the mystique of both the band and the prehistoric monument,\u201d IMDb\u2019s description<\/a> of the film reads.<\/p>\n 1984\u2019s \u201cThis Is Spinal Tap\u201d was Reiner\u2019s feature directorial debut. The sequel, \u201cSpinal Tap II: The End Continues,\u201d was released on September 12.<\/p>\n \u201cTo me, [Spinal Tap: The End Continues] is more of a, \u2018Let\u2019s see where they are now\u2019 than it is a sequel,\u201d Reiner told People <\/a>in September. \u201cI mean, listen, what kind of sequel do you have 41 years after the first? \u2018Oh, we\u2019re trading on it.\u2019 It\u2019s not that, like I said, it\u2019s got to be a standalone.\u201d<\/p>\n A shot from the \u201cSpinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale\u201d trailer. Spinal Tap\/Youtube<\/p>\n Harry Shearer, Michael McKean, Christopher Guest in \u201cSpinal Tap II: The End Continues.\u201d Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n Christopher Guest and Rob Reiner in \u201cSpinal Tap II: The End Continues.\u201d Courtesy Everett Collection<\/p>\n Three months before his death, Reiner teased a project that he was working on for over 50 years.<\/p>\n \u201cI\u2019m not going to mention one because it has to be kept under wraps, but I\u2019m going to be shooting something in August,\u201d he told Seth Rogen during an Interview Magazine chat<\/a> in September.<\/p>\n \u201cI had this idea I\u2019ve had for over 50 years, and I\u2019ve tried a number of times with different writers with different scripts. I\u2019ve never been able to get a good one. I\u2019m going to try one more time and see if I can pull it off. But again, I\u2019ve got to find my way in.\u201d<\/p>\n Rob Reiner on the set of \u201cRumor Has It\u201d (2005). INSTARimages<\/p>\n Rob Reiner attends the \u201cSpinal Tap II\u201d premiere on Sept. 9. REUTERS<\/p>\n Later in that interview, Rogen, 43, offered to give Reiner a part on Season 2 of his Apple TV+ comedy \u201cThe Studio.\u201d<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cI would do it, for sure,\u201d Reiner replied. <\/p>\n The 78-year-old director and his 70-year-old wife were found dead inside their Brentwood, California home on Sunday. <\/p>\n Michele and Rob Reiner at \u201cNL50: The Homecoming Concert\u201d on Feb. 14, 2025. Variety via Getty Images<\/p>\n Rob Reiner with his wife Michele and their kids Romy, Nick and Jake. michelereiner\/Instagram<\/p>\n Their son Nick Reiner<\/a> has been arrested and charged with stabbing his parents to death. <\/p>\n