Iconic rapper Heavy D passed away yesterday. The frontman of the influential group Heavy D & the Boyz was 44; the cause of death is, at this moment, unknown. (EW) 

Ever since director Julie Taymor was fired from the Broadway production “Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark,” the relationship between the two camps has been rocky. Now, Taymor has filed a lawsuit against the show, on the grounds that they continue to use her creative input despite never compensating her. (The Hollywood Reporter) 

Oh, it’s on: the filmic masterpiece that is Bring It On has been turned into a musical, which is premiering in Los Angeles this Friday. (Vulture) 

Man, isn’t life going to suck when all this Twilight madness dies down, since the movie series is wrapping up soon? Oh wait, Stephanie Meyer’s other novel, The Host, is getting a film adaptation soon? And it’s already signed on Saoirse Ronan to play the protagonist, and actor Jake Abel (The Lovely Bones, I Am Number Four) is up for one of the two male roles? Cheers for everything! (Deadline)