January 14th 2025.
Cameron Diaz, the beloved Hollywood actress, has revealed the reason for her highly anticipated return to the big screen. After over a decade of 'retiring', the 52-year-old is set to star in the new Netflix film, Back in Action, alongside an all-star cast including Jamie Foxx, Glenn Close, and Jamie Demetriou. This marks her first project since 2014's Annie.
In the years between films, Cameron has been busy with her personal life. She married musician Benji Madden and became a mother to two children. She also found time to launch her organic wine brand, Avaline. In a recent interview with Empire, Cameron shared that her co-star Jamie was the one who convinced her to come out of 'retirement'.
"I thought that if I was going to come back and do a movie, the only person I'd come back and do it with would be this guy," she said, referring to Jamie Foxx. "Seriously. I had other opportunities along the way and I was always saying, 'No. I'm not doing it, I've told you… What? Jamie asked? Jamie? Oh, I can do a movie with Jamie!'"
However, Cameron made it clear that this project does not mean she is returning to the spotlight permanently. She stated, "I don't know how I view it. It's hard to say. If I say it then it becomes this thing. I reserve the right to say no to doing a movie ever again, and I reserve the right to say yes if I decide to. I'm not defining anything. I'm just open to whatever makes sense for me and my family at any given moment."
Aside from her return to acting, Cameron has also been busy with her personal endeavours such as her marriage to Benji Madden and launching her wine brand. She has also decided to leave behind one genre, stating, "No more romcoms, only momcoms."
While fans have been rewatching Cameron's iconic roles for years, Back in Action will be her first new film since 2014. The official synopsis of the film reads, "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."
In a previous interview on Kevin Hart's Hart to Heart series, Cameron opened up about her decision to take a break from the spotlight. She shared, "When you do something at a really high level for a long period of time, when you're the person that is delivering one thing, you're the person on the screen, all parts of you that isn't that has to sort of be handed off to other people. For my personal, spiritual self, I was realizing that that one part of me that functioned at a high level wasn't enough."
Cameron continued, "I just looked around and there were so many parts of my life that I wasn't touching and that I wasn't managing, and I couldn't really manage, because everything was so massive." However, she is now ready to step back into the spotlight with Back in Action, which premieres on Netflix on January 17. If you have a celebrity story, video, or pictures, you can reach out to The Agency entertainment team by emailing us or visiting our Submit Stuff page. We would love to hear from you.
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