An Ex to Grind

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15 Books to Read Before They're Adapted For the Screen

It's official: winter has arrived.
Reading List of Books Being Made Into Movies or TV Shows

It's official: winter has arrived. Though we'll have to take a raincheck on those beach-parties over the next few months, 'tis the perfect season for one of our fave pasttimes—snuggling up with a good book. Whether you need something a lil' frothy or some more serious fare, I have a few recommendations for you to crack open. And of course, me being Pop, they're all works that are currently being adapted for movies or TV shows. Check out my recommended reading list now!

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz Has An Ex to Grind With Benicio Del Toro

Well, this very well might be the strangest romantic comedy couple ever: Cameron Diaz and Benicio Del Toro have signed on for An Ex to Grind, a film adaptation of the novel by Jane Heller.

Well, this very well might be the strangest romantic comedy couple ever: Cameron Diaz and Benicio Del Toro have signed on for An Ex to Grind, a film adaptation of the novel by Jane Heller. The story follows a big-shot athlete (Del Toro) who supports his wife (Diaz) until, years later, an injury reduces him to a stay-at-home slob while she shoots up to business success. She wants to ditch him but doesn't want to pay alimony, so she hatches a plan to find him a new wife—which backfires when the other woman gets him to pull his act together. I actually think this premise sounds cute, but Del Toro? In a rom-com? With Cameron Diaz, no less? I'm sure the guy can be funny, but I can't quite picture him doing the sort of cheeseball humour often required of the genre. One explanation of this surprising choice: he supposedly wanted to do another film with producer Laura Bickford, who also worked with him on Traffic and Che. But needless to say, this is quite a jump from those films. So, what do you make of this career move? Can you see these two as a couple?