Rob Reiner maintained a prolific career as a director, producer and actor until he and his wife, Michele Singer Reiner, were murdered on Sunday. A representative for Reiner, 78, declined to comment on his pending projects. But here’s what we know about some of them.
‘Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale’
A concert film follow-up to the rock mockumentaries “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” (2025) and “This Is Spinal Tap” (1984) was supposed to be released next year on IMAX screens.
But the project, “Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale,” has been delayed until “the best path forward is decided with those closest to Rob and his family,” Variety reported. Spokespeople provided by the movie’s U.S. distributor, Bleecker Street, did not respond to a request for comment.
Reiner filmed a concert at Stonehenge for “The Final Finale,” a spokeswoman for English Heritage, the organization that looks after the ancient British site, told The New York Times this week. The performance included the fictional heavy metal band Spinal Tap — made up of the actors Michael McKean, Harry Shearer and Christopher Guest — and real musicians including Eric Clapton, Josh Groban and Shania Twain.
All three “Spinal Tap” films were directed by Reiner, who starred in the first two as a fictional documentary filmmaker. “The Final Finale” will be his final directorial credit.
‘Wind River: Rising’
Reiner and his wife, Michele, are listed among the executive producers on the film “Wind River: Rising,” a sequel to Taylor Sheridan’s 2017 thriller mystery “Wind River.”
The sequel, which is also referred to as “Wind River: The Next Chapter,” has completed filming but does not yet have a release date.
At the Sundance Film Festival in January, Kali Reis, one of the sequel’s actors, told ScreenRant that she had no information about when the film might be released. In October, another actor, Jason Clarke, told ScreenRant that he expected the movie to “come out soon.”
Its director, Kari Skogland, did not respond to a request for comment about Reiner’s contribution to the project or its status.
‘The Bear’
In addition to starring in “Spinal Tap II: The End Continues” this year, Reiner also appeared in several Season 4 episodes of “The Bear,” the critically acclaimed FX television series. He played Albert, a tough-talking business consultant.
The showrunner Joanna Calo declined to comment on whether there had been plans to bring back Albert for Season 5.
Other projects that have Reiner’s name attached, according to IMDb, are the movies “Airtight,” “El Fuego Caliente,” “Travel Writing” and “Whiskey River,” as well as a reboot of the 1970s British TV series “Fawlty Towers.” They all appear to be in early stages of development.
Maya Salam is an editor and reporter, focusing primarily on pop culture across genres.
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