The movie he was filming, “ Back in Action ,” premiered on Netflix on Friday. The film stars Foxx and Cameron Diaz, in her first acting role in a decade, as former CIA spies who are pulled back into the world of espionage when their secret identities are exposed.

Matt and Emily used to be glamorous secret agents. Then she got pregnant, and now they’re undercover suburban parents trying to get along with teenage kids.

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."