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Cameron Diaz has signed on for her first movie in many years and that it's set to be an action comedy starring Jamie Foxx. This was a surprise, considering the Charlie’s Angels actress has been retired from the business and been open about her disinterest in returning to Hollywood as she raises a family. As excitement heats up for Diaz starring in Netflix’s Back In Action, we may now have an idea of her headspace about the whole thing.

Cameron Diaz has announced her ‘un-retirement’ from acting after an eight-year hiatus in a tweet sent by her new co-star Jamie Foxx. Foxx uploaded a phone conversation with Diaz in which he looped in NFL star Tom Brady to give the 49-year-old some tips on how to un-retire, which Brady said he had been “relatively successful” in doing.

Back in Action, an action comedy from Horrible Bosses director Seth Gordon. The project will be the third collaboration between Cameron and Jamie Foxx, after previously starring in sports drama Any Given Sunday and the remake of Annie. No plot details have been revealed at this time.

Cameron Diaz is coming out of acting retirement, it’s been revealed. The Charlie’s Angels star hasn’t made a film since 2014, when she starred in an adaptation of the musical Annie alongside Jamie Foxx, who was her co-star in 1999 film Any Given Sunday. Diaz, 49, will now return to screens alongside Foxx for a brand new Netflix comedy film titled Back in Action.

Cameron Diaz is returning to the big screen. After a self-proclaimed retirement, Diaz, 49, will star alongside Jamie Foxx in the new Netflix film "Back in Action." Foxx, 54, shared the announcement on Twitter with a clip of him, Diaz and Tom Brady talking.  Cameron Diaz will be returning to the big screen in Netflix's "Back in Action." Diaz has been in retirement for 8 years. (Photo by Dave J Hogan/Getty Images) "Cameron I hope you aren’t mad I recorded this, but no turning back now.

Jamie Foxx.The actor, who hasn’t starred in a film since 2014’s Annie remake, announced on Wednesday (June 29) she will “un-retire” for Netflix comedy film Back In Action.Foxx, who starred alongside Diaz in Annie and 1999 sports drama Any Given Sunday, made the announcement by sharing audio from a phone call between him, Diaz and NFL star Tom Brady – who famously retired this year and then rejoined the Tampa Bay Buccaneers 40 days later.Speaking in the call, Brady said: “I was talking to Jamie and he said you needed a few tips on how to un-retire. I’m relatively successful at un-retiring.”“Honestly… exactly what I needed,” Diaz replied.Cameron I hope you aren’t mad I recorded this, but no turning back now.

Cameron Diaz is making her return to acting! On Wednesday, Netflix announced that Jamie Foxx and the 49-year-old actress are reuniting for a new movie, nearly eight years after the pair co-starred in , Diaz's last flick before her retirement.«Cameron Diaz is officially un-retiring!!! » Netflix tweeted. «She will star with Jamie Foxx in a new Netflix movie — and we have an unexpected person to thank for getting her back in action…»That unexpected person is Tom Brady, who announced his retirement earlier this year, before backtracking and saying he will return for another season in the NFL.Brady's involvement came thanks to Foxx, who called up Diaz after she agreed to break her retirement.

Cameron Diaz is officially back in action in “Back In Action.” After retiring from Hollywood in 2013, the actress returns to star in a new Netflix action-comedy with Jamie Foxx. The duo also worked together on 1999’s “Any Given Sunday” and the 2014 “Annie” remake.

Cameron Diaz (Charlie’s Angels) is coming out of retirement for a Netflix film titled Back in Action, in which she’ll star opposite Jamie Foxx (Day Shift).

@NetflixFilm. Production starting later this year!!” tweeted Foxx.Cameron I hope you aren’t mad I recorded this, but no turning back now.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterCameron Diaz is officially out of retirement. The actor, who stepped back from Hollywood in 2014, will star alongside Jamie Foxx in Netflix’s action-comedy “Back in Action.” The project reunites Diaz and Foxx, who worked together on 1999’s sports drama “Any Given Sunday” and 2014’s “Annie” remake.Seth Gordon (“Horrible Bosses”) is directing the movie from a script he wrote with Brendan O’Brien (“Neighbors”).

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Joe Otterson TV ReporterNatasha Lyonne and Rian Johnson’s Peacock series “Poker Face” has added five new cast members, Variety has learned exclusively.Tim Meadows (“Saturday Night Live,” “The Goldbergs”), Jameela Jamil (“The Good Place,” “She-Hulk”), Nicholas Cirillo (“Outer Banks,” “Jesus Revolution”), Audrey Corsa (“All Rise,” “Dear Edward”) and Niall Cunningham (“And Just Like That,” “Life in Pieces”) have all been cast in the series.The five new cast members join previously announced series lead Lyonne in the series, along with cast members that include Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Benjamin Bratt, Stephanie Hsu, and David Castañeda. Plot and character details for the series are being kept largely under wraps, though sources say the show will follow a procedural format and see Lyonne’s character working to solve different murders in each episode. Meadows is repped by CESD and Brillstein Entertainment Partners.