The action-comedy overcame more than the usual amount of hurdles on the way to the screen, all the way up to its New York premiere being canceled in solidarity with the troubling times in Los Angeles.

Speaking to ClutchPoints about his new Netflix movie Back in Action, starring Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx, Gordon reflected on his “intense” experience making Baywatch. While he remains proud of the swings he took, he knows it wasn't well-received.

At the end of Back in Action, they open the door for a sequel. Emily (Diaz) and Matt (Foxx) are back in their suburban life. They are joined by Emily's mom, Ginny (Glenn Close), and her boyfriend, Nigel (Jamie Demetriou). However, they are recruited for another mission, which would require the enlisting of her father.

Seth Gordon has two titles that topped the Netflix charts this week. As for 'Back In Action,' this was his first time directing a film that he co-wrote.

The Netflix action comedy Back in Action has been out for a couple of weeks now, and love it or hate it, fans have been happy to see Cameron Diaz return to the big screen. Diaz is best known for her roles in films like The Mask ,

Back in Action director Seth Gordon was a few beers deep at a Dodgers game in 2019 ... Six years later, that movie is a reality: An action comedy starring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz as spies who retire to a quiet life with two kids… until they are ...

The 2025 movie schedule ushered in the return of Cameron Diaz, who came out of retirement to star in Netflix’s Back in Action alongside Jamie Foxx. So far, the film has trended high amongst other titles on the streamer,

Seth Gordon discussed the emergency surgery that saved his life along with star Jamie Foxx suffering a stroke while making the thriller.

Back in Action' director Seth Gordon tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview that Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx supported each other throughout filming — when the actress marked her return to acting with her first movie in over a decade and the actor had a medical emergency during production in April 2023.

Back in Action' director Seth Gordon tells PEOPLE in an exclusive interview that Jamie Foxx was Cameron Diaz's 'biggest cheerleader' as she returned to acting with her first movie in more than a decade.

As married CIA operatives who dropped out and have to come back, Foxx and Diaz anchor a Netflix product-of-the-week movie where nothing's at stake.

Andrew Scott, Kyle Chandler and Glenn Close also star in Seth Gordon’s caper about a pair of retired undercover agents dragged back into the spy game along with their unknowing children.