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Cameron Diaz returns to acting for the first time in 10 years with ‘Back in Action’ co-starring friend Jamie Foxx!
Extra’s Mona Kosar Abdi spoke to Cameron and Jamie, who just finished their Berlin premiere after the Los Angeles premiere was canceled due to tragic wildfires.
Jamie recalled suffering a stroke while filming the movie and said he was happy to be back.
He said, “I noticed some little things as the movie was playing and I said, ‘Oh, that’s right, that’s when things started going wrong that day.'” . But look, hey, when you come back, it’s [stand-up] The special thing for me was the cleanse… It was a way for me to let it out, a way to let people know, a way for me to say thank you, and now for me to say please check back. Method is active. Go see how good it feels to be back on your feet. ”
Cameron also spoke about how she felt during Jamie’s ordeal. Jamie and Cameron have been friends for 25 years.
She said: “For everyone who knew Jamie, it was horrible. For everyone who loved Jamie, the world was worried, for example… I can only imagine how he felt. I’m so proud of him, how brave he was to put on his show and let all of us know. But it’s hard to get close to him. They say, “Everyone’s crying!”
Fox said, “For a while, everyone was crying. Snoop was crying! I said, ‘Crips don’t cry, brother, come on!’ But now it’s time to have fun.” To be here in Berlin and see the movie being shown and people enjoying it, I mean, that’s what it means. It’s really good to be able to go back to what you guys were doing and what we did. ”
When asked how he got Cameron to sign on to the project, Jamie said: We were asked questions very respectfully. There were some promises. I was like, “I don’t want my feet to touch the ground.” I want to make this fun for you. ”
Cameron added, “But despite that promise that he kept, he really cared about me so much that he knew that if I was going to quit my job for 10 hours a day, I would be away from my family.” The fact that I was going to be working with one of the most talented guys in showbiz. I knew that.
She continued, “It’s such an honor to be able to come back and make a movie after 10 years and still make a movie and do it at this level and make it this entertaining and enjoyable for everyone.” It was a real honor for me to be able to build something and do it with Jamie.”
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In the film, Jamie and Cameron play a married couple who are forced into retirement while everyone tries to kill them.
In real life, Cameron is coming out of acting retirement. Did she have a desire in her heart to show her children that she was a big movie star?
She replied: “One of my favorite parts of this story is how these kids are like other teens. They don’t know who their parents are. You know what I mean? I talk about it all the time with my friends who are icons. His kids, they don’t care. Anything goes. You know what I’m saying? One of my fantasies about this movie. One is that parents will be sitting on the couch with their kids and halfway through the kids will say, “Who were you before me?” If parents tell their children some stories, children may actually believe them and see things differently. ”
Jamie and Cameron also shared their heartbreak over the Los Angeles wildfires.
Jamie expressed gratitude, saying, “People are safe and lives are safe.”
Cameron said: “While we both know dozens of people who have lost their homes, there are thousands more we don’t know and our hearts go out to all of them. We will prevent and prevent it from happening in your homes and cities. And we’re heartbroken and devastated by what happened to the firefighters who are working day and night. You know, it’s devastating, but we’re not done with it yet. We’ll see what it takes to get it back.”
“Back in Action” will be released on Netflix on January 17th.
