February 8, 2025 7:51 am

'Back in Action' Director & Star Almost Died Making the Movie
'Back in Action' Director & Star Almost Died Making the Movie

‘Back in Action’ Director & Star Almost Died Making the Movie

The title of Netflix’s new film Back in Action has a kind of meta meaning. First, it features the return of Cameron Diaz to the movies after 10 years, and she is back in action for sure. It’s also the return of director Seth Gordon, who hadn’t released a narrative feature film since 2017’s Baywatch. The title of Back in Action, starring Diaz, Jamie Foxx, Glenn Close, Kyle Chandler, Andrew Scott, and more, can also refer to the numerous times the film was halted and almost abandoned. Production was disrupted multiple times before everyone could get back in action, as Gordon told MovieWeb in a recent interview. He and his lead actor almost died, and the production had to shut down for other reasons as well. Gordon explains:

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​Director Seth Gordon explains the illnesses and surgeries that happened throughout the making of Netflix’s hit movie, ‘Back in Action.’ Read More