''Back in Action'' is an upcoming American action comedy film directed by Seth Gordon from a script he co-wrote with Brendan O'Brien. The film stars Cameron Diaz, Jamie Foxx, Kyle Chandler, Andrew Scott, Jamie Demetriou, and Glenn Close. ''Back in Action'' is scheduled to be released by Netflix on January 17, 2025.

Cast

* Cameron Diaz as Emily * Jamie Foxx as Matt * Glenn Close * Kyle Chandler * Andrew Scott * Jamie Demetriou * McKenna Roberts * Rylan Jackson

Production

In June 2022, it was reported that Cameron Diaz was coming out of retirement for a Seth Gordon and Brendan O'Brien penned action comedy entitled ''Back in Action'', also set to star Jamie Foxx. Beau Bauman was revealed to be producing for Good One Productions with Seth Gordon producing for Exhibit A and Foxx, Datari Turner, O'Brien and Mark McNair executive producing. In August 2022, Foxx spoke about persuading Diaz (whose last film prior to her retirement in 2014 was ''

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'', which he also starred in) to join the cast, telling ''

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'' that "Cameron is such an incredible force and she has done so much in this business" and that he asked her "'Do you wanna have some fun? Just have some fun!' And I think that's what brought her to it...we're so happy that it's happening and looking forward to it". In November 2022, Glenn Close and Kyle Chandler were added to the cast. In February 2023, Andrew Scott, McKenna Roberts, Rylan Jackson and Jamie Demetriou joined the cast.

Filming

Principal photography took place in London from December 2, 2022, to March 9, 2023. In late February 2023, Diaz shot scenes at the River Thames. Filming in Atlanta began on March 27 and wrapped in late April. In mid-April, while Foxx was hospitalized for a medical emergency, body doubles were used to film his remaining scenes.

Release

''Back in Action'' is scheduled to be released by Netflix on January 17, 2025. It was originally set to be released on November 15, 2024, before being pushed to its current release date.

References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Back in Action Upcoming films American action comedy films Chernin Entertainment films English-language action comedy films Films directed by Seth Gordon Films produced by Peter Chernin Films shot in Atlanta Films shot in London Upcoming English-language films Upcoming Netflix original films