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Paul Brannigan

"The band were honoured to have two Knights grace them with their presence." Film director Rob Reiner reveals how he got Sir Paul McCartney and Sir Elton John to appear in the new Spinal Tap movie

Spinal Tap, Macca and Elton John.

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues, the long-awaited sequel to film-maker Marty Di Bergi's infamous 1984 'rockumentary' about British hard rock band Spinal Tap, is coming to a cinema near you on September 12.

The film finds the iconic British hard rockers, older but none the wiser, preparing to play a reunion show in New Orleans. And while it will give fans the opportunity to catch up with comings and goings in the lives of David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls, it also features guest appearances from a pair of British musicians who've attracted rather more critical acclaim, and scored substantially more album sales than Spinal Tap, namely Sir Elton John and Sir Paul McCartney.

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