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Today is the big day! Cameron Diaz returns to his action comedy roots with Back in action. In a January 16, 2025 interview with Extrahe Charlie’s Angels Bombshell, 52, explained exactly what it would take to return to a movie set after taking ten years off.
“I knew that if I was going to give up 10 hours a day, leave my family, I was going to be able to work with the most talented man in show business,” he said of his co-star. Jamie Foxx. He also addressed his decade of absence from show business. “To have the privilege of being able to come back and make a movie after 10 years, you know, to be able to continue making movies and do it at this level and make something so entertaining and fun for everyone, I mean, you know, for me, I felt really honored. to be able to do it and do it with Jamie.”
Below we have details on how to watch Back in action and more about the long-awaited film.
What is ‘Back in Action’ about?
Emily and Matt (Diaz and Foxx) are former CIA agents who stepped away from the risky business to raise their family. After their identities are exposed, they are forced to return to the underground underworld they left behind to take care of unfinished business.
“Fifteen years ago, your mother and I were unofficial undercover CIA agents,” Foxx explains to his two disbelieving children during the action-packed trailer. “But we disconnected to start a family,” adds Díaz. “Can you hit all the dads at my school?” his son asks as the family speeds through traffic. “I can beat them all, but not at the same time,” Foxx jokes.
Who stars in ‘Back in Action’ with Cameron Diaz?
Foxx, who suffered a “medical complication” during the filming of the film in April 2023, co-stars alongside Diaz as her husband. The two previously worked together on Anniewhich coincidentally was also Díaz’s last film before taking a year-long hiatus. They also appeared in front of each other. any sunday in 1999.
McKenna Roberts appears as his daughter Alice, and rylan jackson like his son, Leo. Glenn Close, kyle chandlerand andres scott They also appear in supporting roles, among others.
Where to watch ‘Back in Action’
The star-studded film officially premiered on Friday, January 17, 2025. The film is now available to stream on Netflix.
