Cameron Diaz is officially out of retirement.
The actor, who left Hollywood in 2014, will star opposite Jamie Foxx in Netflix's action-comedy "Back in Action." The project reunites Diaz and Foxx, who worked together on the 1999 sports drama "Any Given Sunday" and the 2014 remake of "Annie."
Foxx made the announcement on Twitter, sharing an audio clip of his phone call with Diaz, who says, "I don't know how to do this, you know?"
So Foxx brought in someone who knows a thing or two about going back to work after taking a step back: Tom Brady, who earlier this year retired from the NFL only to rejoin the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 40 days later. .
"I was talking to Jamie and he told me he needed some advice on how to undo retirement," says Brady, adding, "I'm relatively successful at undoing retirement."
Seth Gordon ("Horrible Bosses") is directing the film from a script he wrote with Brendan O'Brien ("Neighbors"). Plot details are being kept under wraps. According to Foxx, production is expected to begin later this year.
Foxx is an executive producer on "Back in Action" with Datari Turner, O'Brien and Mark McNair. Producers are Beau Bauman (“Central Intelligence”) for Good One Productions and Seth Gordon via Exhibit A.
