Because the director of films like 4 Christmases, Horrible Bosses, and the Baywatch film, filmmaker Seth Gordon has labored with a few of the greatest names in Hollywood. However he was notably impressed with Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx, the headliners of his new movie, Again in Motion.
Gordon advised Folks in a current interview that the costars “took turns in a very deep method supporting one another,” as Diaz returned to the display screen after a decade-long break and Foxx recovered from a stroke throughout manufacturing.
“Anybody who was on set will let you know [Jamie] was the largest cheerleader and hype man for [Diaz], and actually for everyone concerned, however particularly for her,” Gordon stated. “So she received to return the favor in that method spiritually.”
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Within the new Netflix film, Diaz and Foxx play married ex-spies drawn again into the espionage life. And Gordon was wowed by the rapport between the actors, who beforehand costarred within the 1999 movie Any Given Sunday and the 2014 Annie remake.
“[They were] completely ending one another’s sentences … and seeing their chemistry and that power collectively was actually inspiring,” Gordon stated of the “holy s***” second when he met the duo.
In truth, Diaz and Foxx’s power satisfied Gordon so as to add extra comedy to his Again in Motion script. “Once you see folks simply crushing it, it’s inspiring for everyone, proper?” the director advised the journal. “So I attempted to do this as a lot as doable, conserving in thoughts that the phrase ‘motion’ is within the rattling title, so we will’t take away an excessive amount of stuff. However they’re wonderful collectively.”
Foxx beforehand raved about Diaz in a 2022 interview with Leisure Tonight. “Cameron is such an unimaginable drive, and she or he has performed a lot on this enterprise,” he stated. “We miss particular moments typically, in our enterprise, and I feel [Diaz’s acting comeback] is a particular second. So we’re so completely satisfied that it’s occurring and searching ahead to it.”
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