Cameron Diaz makes a stunning comeback after a decade away from acting as Netflix unveils thrilling trailer for new movie Back In Action
She last starred in the 2014 film Annie before taking a step back from acting to focus on her family and business ventures.
But Cameron Diaz, 52, returns to screens to star in Netflix’s new film Back In Action as part of an all-star cast alongside Glenn Close, 77, and Jamie Foxx, 57, with an exciting trailer released on Wednesday .
The Netflix film, out January 17, follows Emily (Cameron) and Matt (Jamie), two former CIA agents who have given up their lives of espionage and action to settle down, have a family and live. a normal life.
However, things don’t go so smoothly for them as their identities are compromised and they are forced to fight and flee to protect those closest to them.
The trailer opens with Emily and Matt driving towards a restaurant with their children, but they make a quick pit stop at a gas station. As Jamie leaves his car, a group of strangers surround him and his wife Emily and, out of nowhere, start attacking them.
Cameron Diaz returns to screens to star in new Netflix film Back In Action as part of an all-star cast alongside Glenn Close and Jamie Foxx with a trailer released on Wednesday
The Netflix film, out January 17, follows Emily (Cameron) and Matt (Jamie), two former CIA agents who have given up their lives of espionage and action to settle down, have a family and live. a normal life
While they are able to defend themselves, their secret identities are revealed to their children and now they must figure out what threat exists to their family.
The new action comedy, directed by Seth Gordon, 48, serves as a comeback for both Jamie and Cameron as Jamie suffered a stroke in 2023 and Cameron retired from acting in 2014 for family reasons.
Cameron said earlier Empire she returned to acting purely to work with Jamie again after Any Given Sunday and Annie.
She said, “I thought if I came back to do a movie, the only person I would come back to do it with would be this guy (Foxx).”
‘Serious. I got other opportunities along the way and I always said, “No. I’m not doing it, I told you… What? Jamie asked? Jamie? Oh, I can make a movie with Jamie!”‘
The cast list for the film also includes Kyle Chandler, Glenn, Andrew Scott, Jamie Demetriou, Jamie Demetriou and Rylan Jackson.
The 52-year-old officially quit her Hollywood career in 2018, before being lured back by her good friend Jamie to star alongside him in the action comedy.
But her comeback project was thrown into turmoil in 2023 when it was reported that Jamie “had an absolute meltdown” on the British set of the film, leading to the firing of three people.
However, things don’t go so smoothly for them as their identities are compromised and they are forced to fight and flee to protect those closest to them.
The trailer opens with Emily and Matt driving towards a restaurant with their children, but they make a quick pit stop at a gas station.
As Jamie leaves his car, a group of strangers surround him and his wife Emily and out of nowhere start attacking them
Although they are able to defend themselves, their secret identities are revealed to their children and now they must find out what threatens their family.
101 Dalmations star Glenn Close also stars in the film as Emily’s mother Ginny after starring in The Deliverance in 2024
The new action comedy, directed by Seth Gordon, 48, serves as a comeback for both Jamie and Cameron as Jamie suffered a stroke in 2023 and Cameron retired from acting in 2014 for family reasons.
Cameron previously told Empire she was returning to pure acting to work with Jamie after Any Given Sunday and Annie (both pictured in 2014)
She said: ‘I thought if I came back to do a movie, the only person I would come back to do it with would be this guy (Foxx)’
And in March 2023, a source close to the star revealed that – although Cameron had no issues with Jamie – she probably won’t return to the film world after this film, as she found it difficult being away from her. family and hates the ‘drama and confrontation’ that so often occurs on film sets.
Speaking exclusively to DailyMail.com, the source said: ‘These back-to-back 10-hour days have taken a toll on her and she hates being away from Raddix.’
They added: “Cameron loves being a mother more than anything in the world.”
‘She hates drama and confrontation. This is why she retired in the first place
“She has already proven herself in the industry and has nothing left to prove to anyone.”
Cameron left Hollywood in 2018 to spend more time with her rocker husband Benji, Madden 45.
The two welcomed their daughter in December 2019 and have been incredibly private about their lives as parents to their three-year-old.