Director Seth Gordon discusses his new @Netflix movie with Jamie Foxx & Cameron Diaz, 'Back in Action,' and the many setbacks that almost ruined the movie for good. We also touch on David Lynch, who died hours before our interview.

Director Seth Gordon recounts the first meeting he had with Jamie Foxx when he returned to set after collapsing while in production on "Back in Action."

Netflix’s first major movie of 2025 drops this week in the form of “Back in Action." This action-comedy from director Seth Gordon (the man behind “Horrible Bosses” and the awful “Baywatch” reboot) stars Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx as a couple of retired CIA agents who are drawn back into the world of espionage when their secret identities are exposed.

That was ultimately stuff that’s not in the movie,” Gordon told Decider, when asked about the reports of a double replacing Foxx.

Taylor Gates of Collider rates it a 4 out of 10, saying Back in Action is “too formulaic to be fun,” and it struggles in tone as too adult to engage a younger audience but too kid-friendly to be considered one of Netflix’s sexiest movies. Gates says:

Seth Gordon’s Back in Action set to premiere exclusively on Netflix on 17 January, 2025! Get ready for a dose of high-octane fun! Catch the trailer now as Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx are back, bringing the heat in Netflix’s Back in Action,

Netflix has debuted the full official trailer for the Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx-led ‘Back in Action.’ 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.

The actors had each other’s backs as she returned to the screen and he recovered from a stroke, according to director Seth Gordon.

Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx have got each other's backs. In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE, Back in Action Director Seth Gordon says the duo supported each other throughout filming — when Diaz, 52, marked her return to acting with her first movie in over a decade and Foxx, 57, had a medical emergency during production in April 2023.

Back in Action Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz make a dynamic return to the big screen in Back in Action, a high-octane spy comedy that deftly blends humor, heart, and suspense. Directed by Seth Gordon, the film marks Cameron Diaz’s highly anticipated return to acting,

Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx's crowd-pleasing 'Back in Action' has debuted at the top of the Netflix chart around the world.