Pop Culture Roundup: Gaiman's "Anansi Boys" coming to TV; Mos Def is Thelonious; Leslie Grace is Batgirl, more!

ITEM! Mos Def will star in a biopic about legendary jazz pianist/composer Thelonious Monk. 

ITEM! Neil Giamin's book "Anansi Boys" will be adapted as a TV series by Amazon.

ITEM! Joni Mitchell, Bette Midler, Berry Gordy and Lorne Michaels are among those to be honored by the Kennedy Center this year.

ITEM! Marvel is setting up a mini-studio to work on animated projects.

ITEM! "In the Heights" actress Leslie Grace will play Barbara Gordon in a new "Batgirl film."