A number of fans rejoiced in 2022 when it was announced that veteran actress Cameron Diaz would come out of retirement for a new movie. That production ended up being the Netflix original Back in Action,

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:

We have Diaz's Back in Action co-star Jamie Foxx to thank for her return to our screens, 11 years after their last movie together. "The reason why I did this movie – period – is because Jamie was doing the movie. That is 100% the reason," she explained in the production notes for her new movie.

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 and Jamie Foxx's crowd-pleasing 'Back in Action' has debuted at the top of the Netflix chart around the world.

Back in Action' director Seth Gordon tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview that Jamie Foxx was Cameron Diaz's 'biggest cheerleader' as she returned to acting with her first movie in more than a decade.

From season two of "Severance" to "Back in Action," here's what to watch this weekend on Netflix, Peacock, Max, and more streamers.