Jamiee Foxx is back to his best.Photo:Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images
Eric Charbonneau/Getty Images
Jamie Foxxis getting back to his best.
The 56-year-old actor was photographed on the set of upcoming Netflix movieBack in Actionwith his costarCameron Diazon Saturday. A source tells PEOPLE that Foxx is feeling “fantastic” following hishealth scare last April.
“Jamie is indeed back on set and shooting through February,” a source close to Foxx says. “He looks and feels fantastic.”
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Foxx and his daughter Corinne.Paras Griffin/Getty Images
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“They tried to finish the movie with a stunt double but it didn’t come out right so Jamie is going to do all of the parts now,” the source adds.
“He is doing so well,” the source says.
Meanwhile, another source says that Foxx was keen to see the movie through.
“For Jamie, the show must go on and he has always been eager to see this project completed,” an entertainment source tells PEOPLE.
The source adds, “Jamie is super talented and loves his work. He will finish this film.”
On Saturday, Foxx was pictured on set in Atlanta, walking alongside Diaz, 51.Back in Actionbegan filming in December 2022, with Foxx and Diaz spotted doingvarious scenes around London.
Production was then moved to Atlanta, before Foxx’s daughter,Corinneissued a statement on behalf of the family in April revealingthat the star had faced a “medical complication.”
The statement, which was posted to Instagram, read: “‘We wanted to share that my father, Jamie Foxx, experienced a medical complication yesterday [Apr. 11].”
Cameron Diaz is making her comeback.Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty
Todd Owyoung/NBC via Getty
“Luckily, due to quick action and great care, he is already on his way to recovery. We know how beloved he is and appreciate your prayers,” the statement continued. “The family asks for privacy during this time.”
Back In Actionis hotly anticipated as it will be thefirst big-screen project Diaz has starred insince 2014’sAnnieremake, which also featured Foxx.
Another insider told PEOPLE in 2022that theCharlie’s Angelsactress and Foxx “have great chemistry” on set and he was “instrumental” in getting her to sign up for the action comedy.
source: people.com
