Another First Look of the Day: First official still from Adam Yauch’s Beastie Boys biopic Fight For Your Right Revisited, which stars Seth Rogen, Elijah Wood, and Danny McBride as Mike D, Ad-Rock, and MCA, respectively. Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly and Jack Black are also set to appear.
The short film is set to premiere at Sundance’s Short Film Festival.
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RIP: Adam “MCA” Yauch, at 48: Adam “MCA” Yauch, who co-founded pioneering hip-hop group the Beastie Boys with Mike “Mike D” Diamond and Adam “Ad-Rock” Horowitz in 1979, has died. He was 48.
Yauch had been in treatment for cancer since 2009, when doctors discovered a tumor in his salivary gland.
Earlier this year, Yauch posted this on the band’s website:
Hello My Friends While I’m grateful for all the positive energy people are sending my way, reports of my being totally cancer free are exaggerated. I’m continuing treatment, staying optimistic and hoping to be cancer free in the near future.
In addition to the Beastie Boys, Yauch was heavily involved in the Free Tibet movement and co-organized the Tibetan Freedom Concerts in the ’90s. He is survived by his wife and daughter.
Only listening to Beaties all weekend starting now.
RIP MCA - we will miss you.