See Jamie Foxx Back on Movie Set With Cameron Diaz After Health Scare
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00:00 (upbeat music)
00:02 - Jamie Foxx back to work alongside Cameron Diaz
00:07 nine months after he suffered a medical emergency
00:10 on the set of their movie, Back in Action.
00:12 - I get a chance to play make believe every day.
00:14 So I never take it for granted.
00:15 I'm always happy.
00:16 I'm always thankful.
00:20 And I just keep doing it.
00:21 - Jamie showed that spirit in Atlanta over the weekend,
00:23 filming a scene with Cam for their upcoming action comedy.
00:27 (upbeat music)
00:30 - Cameron is such an incredible force
00:40 and she's done so much in this business.
00:42 - Yeah, with Jamie's health battle,
00:44 it's easy to forget the movie's first headlines
00:46 were all about Cameron.
00:48 - What, you think you're better than me?
00:49 Is that what it is?
00:50 You think you're better than me?
00:51 - I do, I do think I'm better than you.
00:53 - Jamie told us how he pitched the project
00:55 to his Annie co-star who famously unretired
00:58 for her first role in 10 years.
01:00 - So it was literally, do you wanna have some fun?
01:05 Just have some fun.
01:06 - So it feels good to be here.
01:07 I cherish every single minute.
01:12 - The behind the scenes look comes soon
01:13 after Jamie's first public appearance
01:15 following his undisclosed medical complication last year.
01:19 - I wouldn't wish what I went through
01:23 on my worst enemy 'cause it's tough.
01:27 - The actor fighting back tears last month
01:29 while accepting his Critics' Choice Vanguard Award.
01:32 - When it's almost over, when you see the tunnel,
01:34 I saw the tunnel, I didn't see the light.
01:36 - The surprise appearance capped off a year
01:40 of rumors surrounding Jamie's health.
01:42 - I know a lot of people were waiting,
01:43 you know, or wanting to hear updates.
01:45 - A few of which he put to rest
01:47 in this Instagram message last summer.
01:49 His first since entering a Chicago rehab
01:52 specializing in treating post-stroke,
01:54 brain or spinal cord injuries.
01:56 - To God, to a lot of great medical people,
02:00 I'm able to leave you this video.
02:05 If you see me out from now on and every once in a while,
02:09 I just burst into tears because it's been tough, man.
02:14 I was sick, man, but now I got my legs under me
02:18 so you're gonna see me out.
02:19 - I prayed hard for Jamie
02:21 and I thank all of them.
02:22 He is one of the nicest people that you've ever met.
02:25 - Queen Latifah offering prayers
02:27 amid Jamie's road to recovery last year.
02:29 - Say hi to my beautiful mama doll.
02:32 (audience applauding)
02:34 - Meanwhile, Anthony Anderson took over hosting duties
02:36 for Jamie's game show, "We Are Family."
02:39 - What was that call like,
02:40 knowing you were stepping in to help a friend out?
02:43 - I'm a fan of my friend and so to be able to step in
02:47 and keep this dream alive was a good thing to do.
02:50 Hopefully, he and Corrine don't try to muscle in
02:54 and take the show back from me and my mama
02:56 'cause it will be a fight, Jamie.
02:58 - As for Cameron, we learned she continued filming the movie
03:00 last year with a stunt double.
03:02 - I'm on my way back.
03:04 - But now seems safe to say, just like their movie title,
03:07 Jamie's also back in action.
03:09 (upbeat music)
03:11 (bells chime)
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