Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz's new movie 'Back in Action' debuted with 46.8 million views in its opening weekend on Netflix.

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.

The 2025 movie schedule ushered in the return of Cameron Diaz, who came out of retirement to star in Netflix’s Back in Action alongside Jamie Foxx. So far, the film has trended high amongst other titles on the streamer,

Cameron Diaz shared her thoughts about Jamie Foxx and the stroke he suffered back in 2023, calling the ordeal, "terrifying."

Jamie Foxx ad-libbed baby oil jokes in Netflix's "Back in Action" film. Director Seth Gordon told Business Insider the jokes were filmed a year before the Sean Combs "Freak Offs" scandal. "I don't think that means you're not allowed to use the words baby oil again," Gordon said.

Foxx, 57, served as a big supporter for Diaz, 52, when she made her triumphant return to acting with her first movie in more than a decade, Back in Action, according to the film's director, Seth Gordon.

Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx, the stars of Netflix's action film Back in Action, also led in one of the most quotable football movies ever made.