Cameron Diaz back to acting after a decade in ‘Back In Action’

Cameron Diaz is “Back In Action” after a decade-long break from Hollywood.
The star of “Back In Action,” which streams Jan. 17 on Netflix, is set to make her film return after 10 years.
In the film, Diaz gets back together with former co-star Jamie Foxx in her first movie role since they starred together in the 2014 modernized version of “Annie,” in which she played Miss Hannigan.
Diaz and Foxx play a pair of ex-CIA agents who left behind their careers for married life with children in the film’s first teaser trailer released Thursday. But like Diaz’s real life, the duo makes a return to their old jobs as intelligence operatives.
Cameron Diaz denies feuding withJamie Foxx on ‘Back in Action’ set: ‘Jamie is the best’
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During an appearance on the “Lipstick on the Rim” podcast released in December 2023, Diaz addressed rumors that she and Foxx feuded during the action-comedy’s production.
“Jamie is the best. I love that guy so much,” Diaz said. “He’s such a special person, and he’s so talented, so much fun. I really hate all the things that were being said about our set, which at the time you just want to scream at the top of your lungs like, ‘Guys! What are you talking about?'”
In an interview with CBS host Dana Jacobson, released in July 2022, Diaz explained why she left the industry for eight years and is now feeling ready to step back into the spotlight.
“When you’re doing something that you know, and you’ve done well, and you know how it works and it’s consumed your whole life for so long, it’s kind of a nice thing to kind of go, ‘You know what? Let me just step back for a second, take a look at what the whole picture looks like for me and what are the things that I could do better and be more engaged with that would make me feel more whole.’ And I did that,” Diaz said.
She continued: “I miss aspects of acting, or making movies. … Making movies is a particular skill set that is fun to exercise and be a part of.”
In 2022, Diaz spoke to “RuPaul’s Drag Race” judge Michelle Visage on the podcast “Rule Breakers” and opened up about the mental health struggles that came with her career and fame. 
“Fame is very infantilizing. It’s very much about keeping somebody coddled in a state of like, we see a little child and think, ‘It’s so cute, I want it to always be cute, and if I keep it cute by always treating it cute, maybe it’ll stay cute forever.’ And that’s how people treat you.”
Contributing: Edward Segarra, Anthony Robledo