After a decade-long hiatus, actor Cameron Diaz is all set for her big Hollywood comeback!
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The 53-year-old icon was spotted outside the Olive Tree Cafe & Comedy Cellar in the West Village this week, filming a new romantic comedy for Amazon MGM.
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The project, helmed by Stephen Merchant, sees Diaz playing a cash-strapped stand-up comic who agrees to a fake marriage just to get health insurance.
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She enters a business-like “fake marriage” with a workaholic British hotelier, played by the 51-year-old Merchant, who needs a wife for appearances. Predictably, the professional arrangement soon evolves into an unexpected romance.
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During the recent shoot, Diaz was seen sporting blonde curls, a long black leather coat, a scarf, and black lace-up boots.
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The project is the latest in a busy slate for Diaz, who stepped away from the industry following her 2014 role as Miss Hannigan in โAnnieโ.
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During her ten-year break, Diaz focused on her personal life, marrying Benji Madden and welcoming two children, Raddix and Cardinal.
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In a 2021 interview on Kevin Hart’s talk show โHart to Heartโ, Diaz explained that she paused her career to make her life more “manageable” and to focus on parts of her life she wasn’t “touching” or “managing” due to the demands of stardom.
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Her official return began with the Netflix action-comedy โBack in Actionโ alongside Jamie Foxx, released in January 2025. During a promotional appearance on โThe Graham Norton Showโ that same month, Diaz expressed gratitude for her second act in the industry.
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“That the door was even open for me after a decade was amazing,” she remarked, adding that she would feel like a “fool” not to engage with the privilege of filmmaking again.
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Fans have much to look forward to beyond this romantic comedy. Diaz is set to star in the Netflix film โBad Dayโ, playing a single mother facing a disastrous day, and will reprise her beloved voice role as Princess Fiona in โShrek 5โ, currently scheduled for a June 30, 2027, release.