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.

The Holiday star appears in a new spy thriller - Back in Action - released this month, with actor Jamie Foxx, who she credits with her decision to return to the big screen. Appearing on BBC One's The Graham Norton Show, Diaz said she was not yet sure if her return to acting would be permanent.

The movie he was filming, “ Back in Action ,” premiered on Netflix on Friday. The film stars Foxx and Cameron Diaz, in her first acting role in a decade, as former CIA spies who are pulled back into the world of espionage when their secret identities are exposed.

Cameron Diaz opened up about her 'Back in Action' costar Jamie Foxx's medical emergency, saying it was 'terrifying' and that she is 'proud' of him for sharing his story.

Jamie Foxx suffered a stroke during 'Back in Action' filming in April 2023, and Cameron praises his resilience.

Jamie Foxx was Cameron Diaz's "biggest cheerleader" on the set of Back in Action. According to director Seth Gordon, Foxx, 57, was a major supporter of Diaz, 52, during her return to acting with Netflix's Back in Action,