BREAKING: Cameron Diaz Joins THE COUNSELOR

When last we heard tell of the Ridley Scott directed / Cormac McCarthy penned The Counselor, Brad Pitt and Javier Bardem had just joined the cast while Pitt's other half - Angelina Jolie - was openly petitioning for the role of Malkina. Given her interest and the marketing bonanza that would come from pairing Pitt and Jolie on screen that seemed like as near a sure thing as these things ever are but it just did not happen. And now ScreenAnarchy has learned that the role has gone instead to Cameron Diaz.

The role will certainly be a darker part than we're used to seeing from Diaz but, surely, after years of playing eye candy with only the occasional foray into more substantial material Diaz must be ready for the change.