It's the end of the holiday for Cameron Diaz! After about ten years away from the cameras, the American actress is back in action alongside Jamie Foxx for Back in Actionan action comedy from Netflix, expected for January 17, 2025. The two actors already shared the poster for a adaptation of the film Anniereleased in 2014, and which marked the actress's last appearance in front of the cameras.
In Back in ActionDiaz and Foxx portray a couple of ex-CIA agents who abandoned their careers for a peaceful and quiet married life with their children. But as in Diaz's real life, the duo returns to their former work as intelligence agents to carry out an exceptional mission.
While she formalized her retirement in 2018, and welcomed her first child in 2020, Cameron Diaz explained to CBS News in 2022, on the occasion of the launch of her organic wine brand, why she had decided to retire of the Hollywood system:
“When you're doing something that you know well, and you've done it well, and you know how it works, and it's been your whole life for so long, it's nice to say, 'You know what? Let me step back for a second […] and look at what are the things that I could do better and that I could engage in more and that would make me feel more whole.' And that’s what I did.”
In March 2024, it is a rumor regarding the participation of Cameron Diaz in the film Outcomeproduced by Applewhich has been circulating. She would play a role alongside Keanu Reeves. It was also announced that in 2026, Cameron Diaz will once again voice the iconic Princess Fiona in Shrek 5scheduled for release in 2026.