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.

Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx are reuniting on-screen for a thrilling Netflix movie Back In Action combines drama, comedy and family in Netflix's latest release. The movie stars Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx as Emily and Matt,

Cameron Diaz is finally back, and no one's more excited than Jamie Foxx. For their new action comedy "Back in Action" (streaming Friday on Netflix), the Oscar-winning actor did what no one else could: pull Diaz out of retirement.

Cameron Diaz, who stars in Netflix's new action-comedy 'Back in Action' alongside Jamie Foxx, shared in a new interview that her acting return was "all thanks to" her costar.

When Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx did press for Back In Action, which is now streaming for those with a Netflix subscription, the 52-year-old was asked if she’d be open to playing Tina Carlyle again after it became her first movie in 1994 – especially after Jim Carrey shared his interest in returning. In her words:

C ameron Diaz 's comeback movie Back in Action is finally on Netflix after its release was pushed back from last November. Diaz, who returns to the screen 11 years after appearing in 2014's Annie, stars opposite Jamie Foxx in this action comedy from director and co-writer Seth Gordon.

In “Back in Action,” Diaz and Jamie Foxx star as retired CIA spies-turned-parents. After taking a break from the action to focus on their family life, they’re pulled back into the fight when enemies realize they’re still very much alive.

Andrew Scott, Kyle Chandler and Glenn Close also star in Seth Gordon’s caper about a pair of retired undercover agents dragged back into the spy game along with their unknowing children.

Cameron Diaz made her acting comeback in the new Netflix action-comedy movie Back in Action, but the film was met with scathing reviews from viewers

"Back in Action" is Cameron Diaz's first film role in over a decade. She should have made a better choice for a comeback. The film, directed by Seth Gordon, is capital-F "Fine" at best and mediocre background watching at worst.

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.