Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx Become Badass Spies Again in First Trailer forBack in Action

Mar. 15, 2025

Jamie FoxxandCameron Diazare sharing the screen again.

On Tuesday, Nov. 14,Netflixdebuted the first teaser trailer forBack in Action, showing Foxx, 56, and Diaz, 52, on a high-octane thrill ride as a married couple forced back into their old jobs as spies.

“Years after giving up life as CIA spies to start a family, Emily and Matt find themselves dragged back into the world of espionage when their cover is blown,” a synopsis teases.

Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz in Neflix’s Back In Action.John Wilson/Netflix

John Wilson/Netflix

Back in Actionstands out as Diaz’s first movie role since 2014’sAnnie, which Foxx also starred in. Diaz’sreturn to actingwas first announced in June 2022, and she and Foxx werelater seen filmingthe action-comedy as soon as December of that year.

Production on the moviecontinuedthrough January 2024. The film’s production made headlines in April 2023 when Foxx had amedical emergencythatinterruptedfilming for a period of time.

Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx in “Back in Action”.John Wilson/Netflix

Netflixfirst shared footagefrom the movie in February as part of a larger teaser for the streamer’s 2024 slate, showing the pair fighting a group of men outside a gas station in a short clip.

Glenn Close, Jamie Demetriou, Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx in Netflix’s Back In Action.John Wilson/Netflix

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Glenn Close, Kyle Chandler, Andrew Scott, McKenna Roberts, Rylan Jackson and Jamie Demetriou also star inBack in Action. Seth Gordon (Horrible Bosses) directed the film, which he co-wrote with Brendan O’Brien (Neighbors).

Back in Actionmarks the third time Foxx and Diaz have collaborated onscreen together, after 1999’sAny Given SundayandAnnie. Diaz will follow up the role with a part in Jonah Hill’s upcoming filmOutcome. Foxx is opening up about his health scare in aNetflix comedy special calledJamie Foxx: What Had Happened Was, streaming Dec. 10.

Back in Actionis on Netflix Jan. 17.

source: people.com