Hollywood icon and Charlie’s Angels star Cameron Diaz is reportedly leaving acting behind for a second time following Jamie Foxx’s outburst on set.
Per the Daily Mail, a source close to Diaz has revealed that the acclaimed actor likely won’t return to filmmaking once the project she is currently on has wrapped. Diaz had previously retired from acting before being convinced by Foxx to return for Netflix’s Back in Action, which is being shot in the UK. Reportedly, Foxx had “an absolute meltdown” on set, which led to the firing of three people. The source also noted that “These back-to-back 10-hour workdays have been a lot on her and she hated being away from [her child] Raddix. Cameron loves being a mom more than anything in the world.”
Cameron Diaz’s Hollywood Career
Diaz made her Hollywood debut as Tina Carlyle opposite Jim Carrey’s Stanley Ipkiss in 1994’s The Mask, based on the Dark Horse comic of the same name by Mike Richardson and Mark Badger. Diaz continued to pick up prominent roles in comedy and drama films throughout the ’90s, including starring in There’s Something About Mary and as part of the ensemble cast of My Best Friend’s Wedding alongside Julia Roberts and Scream 6 star Durmot Mulroney.
Diaz also cemented her place in the action genre with 2000’s Charlie’s Angels, which saw her star alongside Drew Barrymore and Lucy Liu. Liu, who stars as Kalypso in DC’s Shazam! Fury of the Gods, recently remarked on how different her career trajectory might have been if superhero films had been as prominent during her earlier years. “If it had happened earlier, it would have been miraculous,” Liu said. “It would have been a different story; my career would have been easier. There would have been more opportunity.”
In January, Barrymore commented on her desire to return to the Charlie’s Angels franchise with Liu and Diaz, saying of a potential reunion, “Those are interesting challenges because they have been established. That really is building upon something.” Barrymore continued, “There’s so much history there that they don’t feel like [the work of] making films. It’s like, ‘Do you want to spend your life doing that? With those people?’ Yes. I would show up. I really would.”
While Diaz’s last film role was in 2014’s Annie, she appeared in the viral Boss Bitch Fight Challenge video that took the internet by storm during quarantine in 2020. As for Foxx, he’s currently slated to star in the hotly anticipated Spawn feature film reboot.
Source: Daily Mail
