There has been a lot of hype surrounding “Back in Action.” From the moment it was announced, folks have been excited to see the film, since it was the movie that brought Cameron Diaz out of retirement. Now, we’re only a couple of months away from checking it out.

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As seen in the trailer for the film, “Back in Action” stars Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx as a married couple with a secret past.

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After twenty years onscreen, Cameron Diaz left the film business in 2014, officially announcing her retirement from acting four years later. But that was just a sabbatical, as she returns to star opposite Jamie Foxx in Netflix‘s spy flick “Back In Action“ next January. So why did Diaz leave Hollywood for a decade, and how long will her return last?

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EW reports that Diaz explained her exit from the industry at Fortune’s Most Powerful Women Summit this week.

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Actor/comedian and filmmaker Jonah Hill is looking to return to the director’s chair with a Hollywood-set thriller/drama titled “Outcome” that has been picked up by Apple Original Films. Hill was already able to coax “John Wick” franchise star Keanu Reeves to lead it last year, and today, Deadline adds that Cameron Diaz is now in talks to take a leading part in the Apple drama.

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Netflix did its annual blitz, a big dog and pony show for the press last night, revealing its entire film slate for 2024.  Most of the heavy hitters you already know, like Zack Snyder’s “Rebel Moon: Part 2 – The Scargiver,” which we already know, comes out in April, or “Beverley Hills Cop: Axel Foley,” or John Ridley’s “Shirley,” or Richard Linklater’s “Hit Man,” recently announced for a June release, but there’s plenty of surprises and new confirmations too.

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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.

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It was Foxx, though, not Diaz, who broke the news about the actress’s big-screen comeback.

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No matter how much people like to complain about the casting of underrepresented actors in Hollywood projects, it’s still a struggle for actors of color to get the same opportunities as white actors. Case in point, Salma Hayek took the time to reflect on her role in Robert Rodriguez‘s “Desperado,” the film that gave Hayek her breakthrough Hollywood role. She also reflected on the difficulties getting the part, and how studio executives wanted Cameron Diaz for her role because of her last name.

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As crazy as it seems, there are still people nowadays that don’t necessarily understand the need for more diversity in Hollywood. Whether its TV or film, there’s been a recent push by studios to have more inclusivity and diversity in projects. And when you see the statistics, this is something that can’t be denied.

According to THR, there’s a new study written, titled “Latinos in Film: Erasure on Screen & Behind the Camera Across 1,200 Popular Movies,” that takes a look at the Latino/Latina representation over the top 100 films from the last 12 years.

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In the video below, you can hear Sean Astin talk about fighting to get his version of “Fantastic Four” made, while also jumping through hoops with folks at Fox.

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Despite its recent Golden Globe win for Best Comedy, it would appear that the Oscar hopes for “Green Book” are fleeting. This thought comes after a string of recent controversies that seem to be mounting against the Peter Farrelly-directed film. There has been public criticism from the family of the film’s subject, a star’s use of the N-word during a press conference, and the writer’s apparent right-wing, conspiracy theory-filled past.

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Call it contrarianism, but in a week when the marketing for “Suicide Squad” is simply begging us to find it daring, edgy and otherwise mind-blowing, the film that really stopped us in our tracks has been “Nine Lives.” Fine, David Ayer‘s tentpole comic book adaptation has Will Smith playing a (somewhat) bad guy for more or less the first time, but “Nine Lives” has Kevin Spacey, two-time Oscar winner and Artistic Director of the Old Vic Theater in London for a decade, playing a man who gets trapped inside the body of a cat called Mr.

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2015 Razzie Winners: Kirk Cameron's 'Saving Christmas' & Two Michael Bay Projects Top The Awards

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Casting: Will Ferrell & Mark Wahlberg Say 'Daddy's Home,' Rooney Mara Flies To 'Blackbird' And More

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Watch: Final Trailer For Will Gluck’s ‘Annie’ With Jamie Foxx, Quvenzhané Wallis & More

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15 Years: Watch 30 Minutes Of Behind-The-Scenes Footage From 'Being John Malkovich'

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Watch: Get Lost In The Cloud With 2 Clips From 'Sex Tape' Starring Jason Segel & Cameron Diaz

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Watch: Cameron Diaz Is Rollergirl In First Clip From 'Sex Tape' Plus New Photos From The Comedy

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Watch: Press Play On The New Red Band Trailer For 'Sex Tape' Starring Jason Segel & Cameron Diaz

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Watch: Cameron Diaz & Jason Segel Get Naked In New U.K. Trailer For ‘Sex Tape’ Plus New Photos

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Watch: It's A Hard Knock Life In New Trailer For 'Annie' With Quvenzhané Wallis, Jamie Foxx & Cameron Diaz

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Watch: Emoji Trailer & 3 Clips From 'The Other Woman' With Cameron Diaz, Kate Upton & Leslie Mann

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Watch: First Red Band Trailer For 'Sex Tape' Starring Jason Segel & Cameron Diaz

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Watch: First Trailer For Musical 'Annie' Starring Quvenzhané Wallis, Jamie Foxx & Cameron Diaz

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First Look: Jason Segel & Cameron Diaz In 'Sex Tape'

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Watch: Cameron Diaz, Leslie Mann & Kate Upton Take Down A Serial Cheater In Trailer For 'The Other Woman'

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Fox Made Cameron Diaz Re-Record Her 'The Counselor' Dialogue Because It Was Too Rihanna-Esque

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