After 10 years of absence, Cameron Diaz is making his comeback and here are 5 things to know

After an absence of more than ten years from the screens, actress Cameron Diaz returns to action in Strong comebacka new spy comedy coming to Netflix this Friday. Here are 5 things to know about Cameron Diaz’s big comeback.

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A 10 year break

In 2014, Cameron Diaz released three films in quick succession: Triple Alliance, Daring film et Annie. Then, nothing for 10 years. For what? Because the 52-year-old actress wanted to start a family with musician Benji Madden, whom she married in 2015. They have since had two children together: Raddix, a little girl born in 2019, and Cardinal, a boy born in March last. “I felt like it was the right thing for me to do,” Cameron Diaz told the magazine last fall. Fortune explaining his decision to devote himself to his family life.

An organic lifestyle

Even though she put her acting career aside for several years, the star of Marie has a je ne sais quoi and of Charlie and his funny ladies launched its organic and vegan wine brand in 2020. Three years earlier, she had launched a book, The Body Bookin which she explained that she had adopted a 100% organic lifestyle.

Back in action

By coincidence, the title of his new film, Back in Action in the original English version), applies both to the plot of the feature film and to the career of the actress. Cameron Diaz plays a former CIA agent who left her job to start a family with her partner, who practices the same job as her. They will decide to return to service together after an absence of several years.

A beautiful reunion

Strong comeback marks the reunion between Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx who had already performed together twice before, in Sunday heroes in 1999 and in Annie in 2014. At the time of the project’s announcement, in June 2022, the actress did not hide her joy at reconnecting with the 57-year-old actor, winner of an Oscar in 2005 for his role in Ray.

“If there was anyone I was ready to go back to and spend months on set, having fun and laughing with, it was Jamie,” Cameron Diaz said in a posted video on Netflix’s social networks.

And what’s next?

Is Cameron Diaz back for good? If we rely on her profile on the reference site IMDB, the actress would have agreed to reprise the voice of Fiona in the fifth film of the animated saga Shrek which will be released in 2026. According to information published in the Hollywood specialist press last March, she would also have agreed to play alongside Keanu Reeves in Outcomea dark comedy directed by Jonah Hill. To be continued…

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The comedy Back in Action is available on Netflix.

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