What would you do if you found out that your parents are international spies entrenched in a high-stakes undercover mission? That’s exactly what Emily and Matt’s children are wondering in the first official trailer for the new Netflix original action-comedy Back in Action.
Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx reunite on screen as married couple Emily and Matt, former CIA spies who had given up their careers for a normal family life. Well, their careers come back in a big way when they wind up begrudgingly pulled back into their old spy world for another mission after their covers are blown. As it turns out, time away didn’t diminish their skills!
On Nov. 14, Netflix unveiled the first official teaser trailer for the upcoming movie, which makes its premiere on Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. In the trailer, Emily and Matt rediscover the excitement and danger their lives used to have and that makes them feel “alive again.” There’s fire, motorcycles, and lots of fighting going down in what’s sure to be an explosive kickoff for Netflix movies in 2025.
Watch the trailer in the video below!
Emily and Matt’s daughter didn’t think her parents were cool enough to be spies, and they counter that being spies isn’t what makes them cool. There might bit a little bit of delusion there, but let’s let them have that one! Sure, you’re cool even without repelling off a snowy mountain with a parachute and sending a car through the air during a wild car chase.
Even though Back in Action was originally intended for release on Netflix in November 2024, the streamer ultimately pushed the movie’s release back to Jan. 17, 2025. No specific reason was provided for the release date postponement, though Foxx had been battling an unspecified illness throughout 2023 and will release a Netflix special in December 2024 discussing his health issues.
Back in Action marks a major comeback for Jamie Foxx, but also for Cameron Diaz, who had retired from acting following her role in Annie in 2014. (Foxx also starred in the musical remake.) Since then, Diaz has welcomed two children with husband Benji Madden and launched the successful organic wine label Avaline. She’s next set to star with Keanu Reeves in Outcome and as Fiona in Shrek 5.
Beyond Diaz and Foxx, Back in Action also stars Glenn Close, Kyle Chandler, Andrew Scott, Jamie Demetriou, McKenna Roberts, and Rylan Jackson. The movie comes from director Seth Gordon, who’s also helmed such films as Horrible Bosses, Identity Thief, and Baywatch. According to Netflix, the film is rated PG-13 for violence, action, and some strong language.
Watch Back in Action on Netflix beginning Jan. 17, 2025.
