‘Beastie Boys Story’ Theatrical Release Postponed Amid Coronavirus Pandemic, Will Stream On AppleTV+ As Planned
EXCLUSIVE: The Spike Jonze documentary Beaster Boys Story has put a maintain on its IMAX theatrical launch which was initially set for April 3. A brand new theatrical date shall be introduced at a later date, however on the brighter aspect of issues, the docu concerning the iconic music group will stream on Apple TV+ beginning April 24.
“Our highest precedence is the well being of our audiences and workers, in addition to their households and communities,” mentioned an IMAX spokesperson in an announcement given to Deadline. “Given the COVID-19 pandemic and ensuing theatre closures nationwide, now we have determined to postpone the theatrical launch of ‘Beastie Boys Story’ to a later date, which shall be introduced as quickly as potential. IMAX ticket holders can obtain a full refund by contacting their native theatre. Beastie Boys Story, directed by Spike Jonze, will premiere on Apple TV+ on April 24.”
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In January, Apple acquired the docu written by Jonze and the seminal rap group’s founding members Mike Diamond and Adam Horovitz. As a part of the deal, a particular reduce of the movie was set to open solely in choose Imax theaters. The movie was additionally set to make its world premiere at SXSW earlier than the competition was canceled.
The timing of the movie comes forward of the 26th anniversary of the discharge of Beastie Boys’ fourth album Sick Communication. Jonze directed the music video for the album’s hit “Sabotage.”
The movie is billed as a stay documentary expertise that may concentrate on the historical past and legacy of the group and its intimate, private story. The challenge grew out of Diamond (aka Mike D) and Horowitz’s (aka MCA) collaboration on Beastie Boys E-book, revealed in October 2018.
Diamond (Mike D) and Adam Yauch (aka MCA) have been a part of a New York punk band within the late 1970s. They finally transitioned to rap after including Horowitz (Advert-Rock) and hit massive in 1986 with their debut album Licensed To Sick, setting the as much as change into certainly one of rap’s most profitable teams, successful three Grammys. Yauch, who later would launch indie movie distributor Oscilloscope Laboratories, died of most cancers in 2012, the identical yr the group was elected into the Rock and Roll Corridor of Fame.
Jason Baum, Amanda Adelson and Jonze are producers of Beastie Boys Story, produced for Apple by Recent Bread and Pulse Movies in affiliation with Polygram Leisure. Diamond, Horovitz, Dechen Wangdu-Yauch, John Silva, John Cutcliffe, Peter Smith, Thomas Benski, Dan Bowen, Sam Bridger, Michele Anthony, David Blackman and Ashley Newton serving as government producers.
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