Til Schweiger surprises with “Manta, Manta 2” cast

The sequel to the 1990s cult film becomes a family affair. Til Schweiger is not only there as the main actor himself, but also brings two of his children in front of the camera for “Manta, Manta 2”.

The comedy “Manta, Manta” was not only a big hit in cinemas in 1991, but also the starting signal for Til Schweiger’s career. As a car fanatic Bertie, he played his way into the hearts of the audience alongside his film friend Uschi (Tina Ruland). For more than 30 years, fans have been hoping for a sequel to the cult flick – and their wish has been granted.

Schweiger recently confirmed that he is working on “Manta, Manta 2”. He and Tina Ruland, who was seen in the RTL jungle camp earlier this year, will be back in the lead roles. More details about the cast have now been released.

Luna and Emma Schweiger are there

The 58-year-old, who will also direct the film, has cast two very special women: his daughters Emma and Luna. Her mother Dana Schweiger now revealed that in an interview with “Bild”.

She doesn’t know the script exactly, but she suspects that her ex-husband wants their 19- and 25-year-old daughters with them, “because Uschi and Bertie now have children,” said the native American.

That would be obvious, because Til Schweiger has done it several times in the past. Both Emma and Luna have appeared in numerous films with their father. Both were seen in cinema hits like “Keinohrhasen”, “Zweiohrküken” and “Kokowääh”. Emma also played the leading role in “Honig im Kopf” and is currently shooting with Til for the film “The best is yet to come” in Dubai.

Filming will start in the summer

In recent years, Luna has mainly been seen in the “Tatort” episodes alongside her father, who has been investigating regularly as Hamburg commissioner Nick Tschiller in the crime series since 2013. Manta, Manta 2 is scheduled to start filming this summer.

In addition to Emma and Luna, Till Schweiger and his ex-wife Dana, with whom he was married from 1995 to 2005, have two other children together: 23-year-old Lili and son Valentin, who is 26 years old.