It’s a really unexpected coincidence that the title and some of the themes and her character’s situation [as a retired spy turned mom] lined up with real life. It’s almost as if Back in Action was meant to coax her out of retirement, but I swear it wasn’t. It’s just extraordinary timing and really good fortune and Jamie’s access, frankly.

How to shop Cameron Diaz's outfits in Back In Action, her movie on Netflix. From her black Belstaff jacket to the cream knit, and the black jumpsuit with lace

Diaz received a Golden Globe nomination for the hit R-rated comedy Cameron Diaz is reflecting on one of her most iconic movies. Diaz, 52, explained how she ended up signing on to the 1998 film There's Something About Mary in a new video for Vogue.

Diaz, who received a reported $45 million from Netflix to star in two films, said that after 10 years the return to acting "made sense" for her family. On top of that, the "Shrek" actor said she wanted to embrace the privilege of getting to star in movies.

Casey Chong looks at Cameron Diaz’s best films as the star makes her return to the screen… It’s nice to see the long-missed Cameron Diaz ‘Back in Action‘ after an 11-year hiatus following her retirement from acting to raise her family.

The action-comedy overcame more than the usual amount of hurdles on the way to the screen, all the way up to its New York premiere being canceled in solidarity with the troubling times in Los Angeles.

Cameron Diaz says that having kids gave her a 'different perspective' on being an actor, saying that there's a 'lot more happening in my world.' The actress, who's mom to daughter Raddix, 5, and son Cardinal,

It's been a decade Cameron Diaz appeared in a movie. Get ready for the release of action-comedy 'Back in Action!'

Cameron Diaz has shared the scene in There’s Something About Mary that was so funny it convinced her to do the film after reading the script. While everyone might remember the 1998 romantic comedy for the notorious “hair gel” scene, it was a different moment that tickled Diaz.

Cameron Diaz lights up the screen in the new Netflix movie 'Back in Action,' but she has revealed that the cast faced dark times during filming.

Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx are Back in Action, both making acting comebacks in the Netflix action flick, which started streaming on Friday, January 17. The release comes after Foxx’s much-publicized health scare, but it also ends Diaz’s self-imposed Hollywood exile of over a decade.

Jamie Foxx hyped Cameron Diaz up on the set of Netflix's "Back in Action," her first film in more than a decade after she retired from Hollywood.