Academy Award presenter Cameron Diaz arrives at the 82nd Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, on Sunday, March 7, 2010. Credit/Provider: Matt Petit / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
Preview:
- Cameron Diaz will star in ‘Bad Day’.
- Laura Solin wrote the story, which has echoes of ‘Falling Down’.
- Jake Szymanski is in the director’s chair.
Since she emerged back on the acting scene after a well-deserved break with Netflix movie ‘Back in Action’, Cameron Diaz has signed on to a couple of other projects (more on them below), but has now scored another gig.
“They’re living their best lies.”
The Hollywood Reporter brings word that she’ll lead new action comedy ‘Bad Day’, which has ‘Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates’ and ‘Jury Duty’ director Jake Szymanski attached to oversee the movie.
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What’s the story of ‘Bad Day’?
Academy Award presenter Cameron Diaz arrives at the 80th Annual Academy Awards at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, CA, on Sunday, February 24, 2008. Credit/Provider: Matt Petit / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
Written by Laura Solon, the original script for the new movie focuses on a single mother fighting to keep one little promise to her daughter on the absolute worst day of her life.
The project has been described as a comedic version of ‘Falling Down,’ the 1993 drama directed by Joel Schumacher that starred Michael Douglas as a man who hits his breaking point while trying to get to his daughter’s birthday party.
Solon will be an executive producer as will Mark Moran. This is the third collaboration for the Solon and producer Beau Bauman, who previously worked together on comedies ‘Office Christmas Party’ and ‘Let It Snow’. The writer came up with the script on spec, with Bauman helping to develop it –– and he has one more connection, as he was a producer on ‘Back in Action’.
Where else can we see Cameron Diaz?
Cameron Diaz arrives for the 84th Annual Academy Awards® from Hollywood, CA February 26, 2012. Credit/Provider: Heather Ikei / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
‘Back in Action, which saw Diaz and Jamie Foxx as a seemingly ordinary couple whose espionage past comes back to impact their family life, marked the actor’s return to movies following a decade-long break after 2014’s ‘Annie’ (also featuring Foxx).
Following that, she was announced as reprising the voice role of Fiona in ‘Shrek 5′, which will be in theaters on December 23rd, 2026. That movie sees Zendaya joining the cast as Shrek and Fiona’s daughter.
She is also part of the cast of Jonah Hill’s new directorial effort ‘Outcome’, starring Keanu Reeves as Hollywood star Reef, forced to confront his problems and atone for his past after being threatened by a bizarre video footage from his past. That has yet to lock down a release date.
When will ‘Bad Day’ be on screens?
Netflix is looking to get this one moving as quickly as possible, with a fall shoot planned for New York and New Jersey.
That said, we’ll wait and see when the streaming service puts the movie out on its servers, but assuming the movie shoots later this year, it should be out at some point in 2026.
Presenter Cameron Diaz backstage during the 84th Annual Academy Awards® broadcast by the ABC Television Network from the Hollywood and Highland Center, in Hollywood, CA, Sunday, February 26, 2012. Credit/Provider: Darren Decker / ©A.M.P.A.S. Copyright: ©A.M.P.A.S.
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