Cameron Diaz explains 'retirement' U-turn after quitting Hollywood for nine years
Cameron Diaz has opened up about why she changed her mind on ‘retirement’ after being absent from Hollywood for almost a decade.
The legendary actor’s first film to release since 2014 is set to come out this Friday on Netflix, in which she stars alongside Jamie Foxx.
The pair reunite once again after previously starring together in Any Given Sunday, a role that brought Jamie Foxx to the mainstream, and Annie, the last film Diaz starred in before her retirement.
What is the film Cameron Diaz is coming out of retirement with?
Diaz and Foxx are set to star in the Netflix action comedy aptly named Back in Action.
The pair star as former CIA spies dragged back in after their secret identities are exposed.
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Joining the pair in the cast is Kyle Chandler, Glenn Close and Andrew Scott.
Director Seth Gordon will also be reuniting with Foxx, who appeared in his previous film Horrible Bosses.
Why Diaz came out of retirement for Back in Action
Diaz spoke out coming out of ‘retirement’ in the latest edition of Empire magazine.
The actor reportedly spent the period of the last nine years ‘raising a family’ with her husband, but returned for one reason.
She said: “I thought that if I was going to come back and do a movie, the only person I’d come back and do it with would be this guy (Foxx).
“Seriously. I had other opportunities along the way and I was always saying: ‘No. I’m not doing it, I’ve told you... What? Jamie asked? Jamie? Oh, I can do a movie with Jamie!’”
When asked about whether this is a permanent return she said: “I don’t know how I view it. It’s hard to say.
“If I say it then it becomes this thing. I reserve the right to say no to doing a movie ever again, and I reserve the right to say yes if I decide to.
“I’m not defining anything. I’m just open to whatever makes sense for me and my family at any given moment.
“No more romcoms, only momcoms.”
Diaz is also set to return to the role of Princess Fiona in Shrek 5, which was recently delayed to December 2026.
What has Diaz said about Jamie Foxx on set of Back in Action?
Foxx was dramatically hospitalised during the filming of the Netflix action-comedy following a brain bleed, which led to him suffering a stroke.
Foxx was given just a five percent chance of survival by a nurse following a hospitalisation, however has since made a full recovery following extensive rehab where he had to relearn to walk.
Reports came out saying Foxx had been difficult to work with prior to his medical incident, a rumour that Diaz was quick to squash.
She said of working with the actor: “I had a blast. Jamie is the best. I love that guy so much. He’s such a special person, and he’s so talented, so much fun.
"I really hate all of the things that were being said about our set, which at the time, you're just like – you just want to scream at the top of your lungs, like … ‘What are you talking about?'"
“Jamie is like the cheerleader for the entire crew and everybody loves him.
“We have so much fun on the set with him, and he's just a professional on every level.”
Back in Action release this Friday (17 January) on Netflix.
Topics: Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, Netflix, TV and Film, Film, Celebrity
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