The action-comedy overcame more than the usual amount of hurdles on the way to the screen, all the way up to its New York premiere being canceled in solidarity with the troubling times in Los Angeles.

Back in Action' director Seth Gordon tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview that Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx supported each other throughout filming — when the actress marked her return to acting with her first movie in over a decade and the actor had a medical emergency during production in April 2023.

Back in Action,” a new Netflix film starring Diaz alongside Jamie Foxx, was the streamer’s most-watched title during the week of Jan. 13-19. With only three days of availability, the film hit 46.8 million views - the biggest opening weekend for an English-language film on Netflix since

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You'll see the "third-act 'twist' coming a mile off", said Ben Travis in Empire, and Andrew Scott and Kyle Chandler are "wasted in insubstantial roles". But Back in Action is a fun, "fizzily watchable" treat. A word to Diaz: "Next time don't leave it so long, eh?"

Foxx and Diaz star in Netflix's 'Back in Action' — which marks the actress' first film since 2014's 'Annie' Jamie Foxx will always be in Cameron Diaz's corner. Foxx, 57, served as a big supporter for Diaz,

Back in Action’ director Seth Gordon praises Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz’s friendship on set of her first movie in a decade

Mashable's entertainment team picks our Watch of the Week, TV shows and movies that you absolutely must add to your list. This Netflix original kicks off with Diaz and Foxx as a pair of sexy spies, transporting a digital key on a secret mission.

They also hyped up their double-denim looks, including Diaz’s sexy Canadian tux moment at the 2000 Charlie’s Angels screening (“When do I not wear denim-on-denim?” she quipped) and Foxx’s “Ice Cube” ensemble from the Men of Honor premiere that same year.

As married CIA operatives who dropped out and have to come back, Foxx and Diaz anchor a Netflix product-of-the-week movie where nothing's at stake.

Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx are back on the big screen with 'Back in Action'. The film has recorded impressive viewing numbers and marks Diaz's return after a ten-year break.