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Evolving from best-selling book to live tribute show to documentary, Beastie Boys Story (available to stream at Apple TV+) allows group members Mike Diamond, a.k.a. "Mike D," and Adam Horovitz, a.k.a. "Ad-Rock," to personally tell the viewer the story of their band and their 40 years of friendship. Directed by longtime collaborator Spike Jonze, the story highlights their ups and downs and everything in between, including the passing of founder Adam Yauch, a.k.a. "MCA," who is also heard from in his own words through archive footage. During a virtual press day for …

The first trailer for the Beastie Boys documentary from filmmaker Spike Jonze has been released online, and this movie looks to be very, very special. Described as “A Spike Jonze Live Documentary,” Beastie Boys Story hails from Apple TV+ and finds Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz gracing a stage in a live theater to narrate footage from their lives that plays in the background. So instead of talking heads in an interview setting, the Beastie Boys themselves live-narrative this story of the band in front of a full audience. Jonze, of course, is the director behind brilliant films like …

Prepare yourselves because a new Beastie Boys documentary titled Beastie Boys Story is coming to Apple TV+ in the spring. Beastie Boys Story is produced by longtime friend of the rap trio, director Spike Jonze, and features surviving Beastie Boys members Adam "Ad-Rock" Horovitz and Mike "Mike D" Diamond as they explore their rise to fame in the late 1980s. The Beastie Boys made the announcement on Twitter on Wednesday afternoon, posting a photo from the documentary as well as some important information about its release. Per the tweet, Beastie Boys Story will arrive at select IMAX theaters on …