The legendary Beastie Boys fought for their right to party nearly thirty years ago, yesterday they revisited their roots with more cameos than a season of “Entourage” would supply.

Short snippets of the video have been circulating around on TV and online, and the short-film does not disappoint. Featuring a battle-royale of sorts between the 1986 Beasties (Danny McBridge, Seth Rogan and Elijah Wood) dueling the future Beasties (John C. Reilly, Jack Black and Will Ferrell) and their acid-tripping rampage. Along the way, run in’s with various famous faces: Stanley Tucci, Jason Schwartzman, Susan Sarandon, Ted Danson, Mary Steenburgen, Jason Bateman, Amy Poehler, David Cross, Kirsten Dunst, Steve Buscemi, Rashida Jones, Rainn Wilson, Maya Rudolph and Chloe Sevigny. Oh yes, Orlando Bloom drops in for the shenanigans also.

Adam Yauch wrote and directed the footage of the trio’s short film and music video, in connection with his indie film company Oscilloscope Laboratories.

“Normally the song is king and the footage has to kind of bow down to it. With this I flipped it,” he said, explaining how he used sound effects and toyed with the track’s tempo to fit the narrative, such as it is.

The group’s ninth album, “Hot Sauce Committee Part Two,” is due May 3.

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Jennifer Aniston and Jason Bateman have signed on to star in a “fertility-themed comedy,” Variety reports.

“The Baster” revolves around Wally (Bateman), a neurotic and insecure man who finds out his best friend Kassie (Aniston) plans to get pregnant through artificial insemination. Unbeknownst to Kassie, he replaces the donor’s deposit with his own, making him the true — and secret — father of the child.

Will Speck and Josh Gordon, who co-helmed 2007′s “Blades of Glory,” will direct from a screenplay by Allan Loeb (“21″). The movie is based on a short story by Jeffrey Eugenides that was first published in The New Yorker.

The movie is slated to begin shooting in the spring.

Aniston can currently be seen in the ensemble rom-com “He’s Just Not That Into You,” which opened in theatres Friday.

Bateman will hit the big screen in April in the political drama “State of Play,” which also stars Rachel McAdams, Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Helen Mirren.

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