It has been noted that Cameron Diaz is happy to be reunited with her family after working on her and Jamie Foxx’s upcoming Netflix movie Back in Action, as they struggled on set.
PEOPLE reported that the actress “is enjoying a great summer with her family” — including husband Benji Madden and their “great traveler” daughter Raddix, 3 — and that they recently took a trip to Europe together, after an arduous film shoot for Diaz, 50.
“The shooting schedule with Jamie was intense and pretty grueling,” says the source. “She was glad when they wrapped.”
It was previously noted that Diaz announced that she would be joining the cast of Back in Action alongside Foxx, 55, back in June 2022. It marks her first film since stepping away from acting in 2014 to focus on family and start her Avaline wine company. It’s also her first film project since welcoming Raddix.
“She just loves being a mom, and this is her focus,” the insider tells PEOPLE.
The source tells PEOPLE, “Cameron was very happy with her life before she signed on to film with Jamie [Foxx]. She was excited about filming again too, but she didn’t miss the long hours. It was very difficult for her to be away from her daughter.”
“Although she is very involved with Avaline, her work schedule since her daughter was born has been very flexible,” the insider adds of Diaz.
In audio from a phone conversation shared in June 2022 by Foxx, announcing Diaz’s casting, she could be heard telling him, “I feel excited but I don’t know how to do this, you know?” before he responded, “I got somebody on the other line that can help you with this.”
Tom Brady soon joined the call, telling Diaz that Foxx told him she could use “a few tips on how to un-retire.” (Brady, 45, famously returned to the NFL in March 2022 after first announcing his departure only the previous month, but announced his retirement for good a year later.)
Diaz also shared the audio clip to her Instagram Story at the time, writing, “@iamjamiefoxx only you could get me back in action! I can’t frickin wait it’s gonna be a blast!”
