Jamie Foxx it was Cameron Diazthe “biggest cheerleader” on set Back in action.
According to the director Seth GordonFoxx, 57, has been a major supporter of Diaz, 52, during her return to acting on Netflix Back in action, her first film in over a decade. “Anyone who’s been on the set will tell you that he was the biggest cheerleader and highlight for her and really everyone involved, but especially her,” said Gordon, 48. people in an interview published on Saturday, January 18.
Gordon turned as well Fox EMS in April 2023, which interrupted filming on the Netflix project, noting that Diaz was able to “spiritually” support her co-star when she returned to the set.
“She has to return the favor in that way spiritually,” Gordon told the publication. “It was a very unusual situation to navigate, but it makes a big difference when they have that old friendship and it comes from such a good place.”
Cameron Diaz shuts down “crazy” rumors that she and Jamie Foxx had an ongoing feud on the set of Back in Action. “I really hate all the things that were said about our set at the time… You just want to scream at the top of your lungs, like ‘What (…)
Both Fox and Diaz have worked together before, starring together in 2014 Annie — Diaz’s last film before Back in action. They first shared the screen in Every Sunday in 1999
However, Diaz took a step back from acting in 2018 focus on your family. Her and husband Benji Maddenwhom she married in 2015, welcomed daughter Radix in 2019. and son Cardinal in 2024. Source said Us Weekly earlier this month, Diaz’s decision to act again “evolved over time,” adding, “It wasn’t sudden.”
“Only you can get me back in action,” Diaz wrote of Foxx via Instagram in June 2022, when their new film was first announced. That’s what another source said us that while I’m shooting Back in actionFoxx and Diaz “were constantly laughing on set,” noting that they share a similar sense of humor “and their chemistry is second to none.”
In an August 2022 interview. with Entertainment tonightFox shared that he promised Diaz they would have fun on set, which ultimately convinced her to return to acting.
Cameron Diaz slayed in her long-awaited return to the red carpet. Diaz, 52, walked the red carpet for the premiere of her new movie Back in Action in Berlin on Wednesday (January 15). The actress stunned in an all-black ensemble. The outfit consisted of a black blouse with a transparent covering on the upper torso. Diaz paired the top (…)
“So it was literally, ‘Do you want to have fun? Just have fun!’ And I think that’s what led her to that,” he said at the time. “Sometimes we miss special moments in our business and I think this is a special moment. So we’re so happy that it’s happening and we’re looking forward to it.”
Despite the fun she and Fox had on the set of “Back in Action,” the actress said in a December 2024 interview. for Empire that it’s “hard to say” if he’ll do another film after that. “I reserve the right to say no to doing a film ever again, and I reserve the right to say yes if I choose,” she said.
Back in action now streaming on Netflix.
