"Back in Action" ends on a major cliffhanger, but will there actually be a sequel to the Cameron Diaz and Jamie Foxx-led action comedy? According to director Seth Gordon, the Netflix film's ending was conceived less as a guarantee and more as a hopeful wish.

In an interview with Decider to promote his new Netflix action comedy, Back in Action, Gordon revealed he has been working on a documentary about what are considered to be one of the most valuable pieces of movie paraphernalia of all time: The ruby slippers worn by Judy Garland in The Wizard of Oz.

Director Seth Gordon recounts the first meeting he had with Jamie Foxx when he returned to set after collapsing while in production on "Back in Action."

The King of Kong: A Fistful of Quarters director, Seth Gordon ... In a recent interview with Decider for his new Netflix film Back in Action, Gordon said that he “just did” a sequel ...

As “Back in Action” goes through its paces, you’ll find echoes of such films as the Bob Odenkirk-starring “Nobody” and the Mark Wahlberg vehicle “The Family Plan,” as well as “Mr. and Mrs. Smith” and even a little of “Knight and Day,” which starred Diaz and that Tom Cruise fella.

Andrew Scott, Kyle Chandler and Glenn Close also star in Seth Gordon’s caper about a pair of retired undercover agents dragged back into the spy game along with their unknowing children.

Back In Action marks Jamie Foxx’s second Netflix release since being hospitalized after falling ill in April 2023. In December 2024, the Texas native released the Netflix comedy special, What Had Happened Was, his first stand-up film in over two decades.

Following a stellar launch last week, we were able to catch up with Back in Action director Seth Gordon to get all the intel on his fun new action comedy starring Jamie Foxx and Cameron Diaz!

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Jamie Foxx ad-libbed baby oil jokes in Netflix's "Back in Action" film. Director Seth Gordon told Business Insider the jokes were filmed a year before the Sean Combs "Freak Offs" scandal. "I don't think that means you're not allowed to use the words baby oil again," Gordon said.

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