Jordan Spieth hits his tee shot on Thursday on the 12th hole at TPC Scottsdale.
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Jordan Spieth was thinking about not thinking.
The thought, or perhaps lack thereof, came a week ago, as he was making his return from a left wrist surgery, and he was idealizing what was about to come.
“Ideally, I just don’t think about it,” Spieth said.
The plan lasted all of about nine holes.
Thursday, during first-round play at the WM Phoenix Open, Spieth Spiethed. He sparkled, looking a lot like the three-time major winner he is, behind a three-under 68 at TPC Scottsdale. There was also relief. He said on his 10th hole during last week’s first round of the AT&T Pebble Beach Pro-Am, he “jammed” his wrist on a bunker shot and that it then “locked up” on him.
“My wrist kind of hurt in the first round,” he said.
From there, things spiraled some, and Spieth finished with rounds of two-under 70, even-par 72, seven-over 79 and five-under 67. “When it’s not moving well,” he said, “for me, I’ve got a lot of lean and a lot of left hand involved, and if it’s not leaning, it’s going to go pretty far off line.”
Should there be worry? Wrists are integral to the swing, and he said he went away from the work he’d done “just to kind of manipulate what I could” — but went back to his process Sunday and again Thursday at the WM. He said he was encouraged.
“It paid off there,” Spieth said of his effort on Sunday. “Then I put in a few good days of work here and thought I played better than I scored.”
Thursday wasn’t clean — he missed eight of 14 fairways — but he bogeyed just once, and he was solid in strokes gained: approach, a metric he struggled in last year. In 2024, Spieth ranked 137th on the PGA Tour in the category; Thursday he was among the top 20 in the field.
“To play a round in a few under out here when the conditions were — the pins were really tucked today so it was a little harder than a normal first round in the morning here, and to feel like I left a few out there is a really good feeling,” Spieth said. “It makes me feel like I’m close to back to where I want to be.”
Spieth underwent the surgery last August. He said he talked with others who’d undergone similar procedures. He felt he didn’t rush things. He said he’s hopeful for this year, but realistic, too.
“I think short term is to — shortest term is to feel like I get through these three weeks and I feel as good or better than I did when I started as far as physically,” Spieth said last week. “That’s kind of a non — not very exciting goal, but one that would mean a lot. And then I would love to work myself into contention before the Masters at least once. And then maybe a lofty goal this year would be to make the Ryder Cup team. …
“A lot of this has been kind of a 10-year outlook. I think if I try to get — try to make this year coming back from this a ‘must play well,’ I’m just going to get frustrated because even though it was a while ago, I haven’t really been playing, you know, golf. And obviously competitively but even playing — I haven’t played many rounds since mid-August just because of the process.
“So I think looking at it from a long-term view as I step on the first tee, take it shot by shot, but let’s settle in, let’s get fully healthy and get some of these shots off these hanging — just playing’s very different from hitting a lot of balls off mats. So trying to adjust to that is more short term with kind of a long-term, back-of-my-mind view of maybe I got 10 years of hopefully similar schedules and set some goals for some wins and some contending in majors and stuff like that.”
Spieth said as much Thursday, too.
“My expectations are low,” he said. “I expect myself to make good swings, but as far as results, it’s hard to think that I should be expecting a lot after six months off essentially.
“Having said that, I know where I was today, and I know that I can do better than I did today. If I can try to post a few scores at or better than today, then you never know — I start getting back in the mix and it becomes pretty fun and hopefully more consistent.”
Nick Piastowski
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Nick Piastowski is a Senior Editor at Golf.com and Golf Magazine. In his role, he is responsible for editing, writing and developing stories across the golf space. And when he’s not writing about ways to hit the golf ball farther and straighter, the Milwaukee native is probably playing the game, hitting the ball left, right and short, and drinking a cold beer to wash away his score. You can reach out to him about any of these topics — his stories, his game or his beers — at nick.piastowski@golf.com.
Jordan Spieth, the three-time major champion and former world number one, has revealed a new scare with his wrist that has some fans and experts concerned. The 27-year-old golfer recently shared that he has been experiencing discomfort and swelling in his wrist, leading to speculation about the potential impact on his game.
While Spieth has assured fans that he is receiving treatment and taking precautions to address the issue, the uncertainty surrounding the extent of the injury has raised questions about his ability to compete at the highest level. With the Masters just around the corner, many are wondering if Spieth will be able to perform at his best or if the injury will hinder his performance.
Despite the concerns, Spieth remains optimistic and determined to overcome this latest setback. As one of the most talented and resilient players on the PGA Tour, he has a track record of bouncing back from challenges and proving his critics wrong. While there may be worry surrounding his wrist, there is also hope that Spieth will rise to the occasion and continue to showcase his exceptional skills on the golf course.
Only time will tell how this new scare with his wrist will impact Spieth’s performance, but one thing is certain – he will give it his all and fight through any obstacles that come his way. Fans will be eagerly watching to see how he handles this latest challenge and whether he can once again rise to the top of the leaderboard.
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27 Jan – Zhao Lusi recently assured fans that she is doing well in her first public appearance since her hospitalisation late last year.
The actress, who was previously diagnosed with aphasia and anxiety, attended an endorsement event on 25 January, where she addressed her condition before 100 attendees.
“Look, I am recovering well. Thank you for your understanding,” she expressed. Zhao explained that she chose this moment for her comeback because she wanted to reassure everyone of her well-being before the Lunar New Year celebrations.
Noticing many fans and friends crying at the event, the actress shared, “It actually breaks my heart. I hope that everyone can see me before the Chinese New Year… As an artiste, the strength I can give to my fans is to let them see that I am recovering well, right?”
She took the opportunity to raise awareness about anxiety disorder, urging people to seek medical treatment early rather than waiting until the condition becomes severe, as she had done.
Regarding her treatment, Zhao revealed that she has been undergoing medication for over a month, with the complete course expected to last three to four months.
Beyond medical treatment, she is actively pursuing various healing activities, including visiting coffee shops, opening dessert shops, playing the piano, and painting. “These experiences are like warm sunshine to me, which can illuminate and heal my soul,” she reflected, adding that engaging in social activities helps prevent her from succumbing to the negative emotions associated with the condition.
The actress dressed in celebratory red at the event
Zhao Lusi, the talented Chinese actress, has finally made her first public appearance since her recent health scare. Fans were thrilled to see the beloved star looking happy and healthy as she attended a charity event in Beijing.
The actress, known for her roles in popular dramas such as “Love of Aurora” and “The Long Ballad,” had been on a brief hiatus due to health issues. However, she reassured her fans that she is doing well and is grateful for their support during her time of recovery.
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It’s clear that Zhao Lusi’s health scare has only made her fans more appreciative of her talent and beauty. We wish her continued good health and success in all her future endeavors. Welcome back, Zhao Lusi!
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Duke faced a challenge against Wake Forest unlike anything it has seen in nearly three months, and the second-ranked Blue Devils responded with something they hadn’t done all season.
Duke erased a six-point second-half deficit after switching to a 2-3 zone defense over the final nine minutes and utterly suffocated the Demon Deacons’ scorers to escape with a 63-56 win, its closest result since Dec. 5 and only the third single-digit margin in the Blue Devils’ current 13-game winning streak.
“We’ve kept it in our back pocket just in case,” Duke coach Jon Scheyer said. “It’s good to have a curveball, and even if it’s maybe not the best zone in the world, we were just trying to stand them up a little bit, and sometimes late in a game, that’s what it can do. I give these guys credit because you still have to make it work, and we haven’t practiced it too much.”
Duke led by 13 at the half, but the Blue Devils were ice cold from the field when the second half began, and Wake found a groove running a pick-and-roll, going on a 23-4 run to go up six with 9:58 to play.
Duke then took a timeout, and when the Blue Devils returned to the court, it was with a new defensive approach.
Scheyer said Duke had run a zone for exactly one possession all season, and until late last week, hadn’t practiced it often either. But after a failed attempt to slow Wake with the zone in a game last season, Scheyer went to his “curveball” once more.
The Duke D offered nothing easy for Wake after the defensive switch, outscoring the Deacons 24-11 the rest of the way. Wake was 2-for-10 — including a stretch of eight straight misses — from the field after Duke switched to the zone.
At the podium for a postgame news conference, Scheyer smiled at star freshman Cooper Flagg and quipped, “Have you ever played zone?”
“Never,” Flagg replied with a laugh.
The joke being there’s virtually nothing Flagg isn’t good at — even if it’s not a standard part of his repertoire.
Wake Forest coach Steve Forbes was asked his impressions of Flagg after seeing him in person.
“Generational,” Forbes said before running through a who’s who of stars he has coached against in his career, including Kawhi Leonard, Derrick Rose and Kevin Durant. “He’s at that level. He’s going to play in the NBA for a long time.”
Scheyer lamented Duke’s sluggish offense — the 63 points was a season low — but Flagg was still exceptional, finishing with 24 points, 7 rebounds and 6 assists.
“We haven’t been in a ton of those positions,” Flagg said. “It was a big opportunity for us to show we can stay composed even when a team makes a run, and stay level-headed.”
But if Saturday represented a struggle for a Duke team on a seemingly flawless roll, Scheyer said he had no regrets.
“You have to win one of these games in the tournament, in ACC play — it’s part of it,” Scheyer said. “We’ve earned it with how we’ve clicked on offense, but it’s only a matter of time [before there’s a close game.] It’s huge we could get a win and find a way without having our best stuff.”
In a thrilling ACC matchup, the Duke Blue Devils narrowly escaped with a victory over the Wake Forest Demon Deacons after making a crucial defensive adjustment. Duke, known for their man-to-man defense, made a bold move to switch to a zone defense in the second half, which ultimately proved to be the difference maker in the game.
The Demon Deacons came out firing on all cylinders, knocking down three-pointers and attacking the paint with ease in the first half. Duke struggled to contain Wake Forest’s offensive firepower, falling behind by double digits early on. However, the switch to a zone defense in the second half completely disrupted Wake Forest’s rhythm and forced them into difficult shots.
Led by their star players, Duke was able to mount a comeback and eventually secure a hard-fought victory. The adjustment to a zone defense not only slowed down Wake Forest’s offense but also allowed Duke to create turnovers and generate easy scoring opportunities in transition.
This game serves as a reminder of the importance of in-game adjustments and the impact they can have on the outcome of a game. Duke’s willingness to adapt and try something new ultimately saved them from a potential upset at the hands of Wake Forest. As they continue their march towards the postseason, the Blue Devils will look to build on this win and continue to fine-tune their defensive strategies for future matchups.
Back in Action is headlined by Cameron Diaz’s comeback after 11 years away from acting, but Netflix’s most viewed weekend premiere in nearly three years is also Seth Gordon’s return to feature filmmaking.
Gordon — who’s most known as the director behind hit comedies such as Four Christmases (2008), Horrible Bosses (2011) and Identity Thief (2013) — hasn’t made a feature film since 2017’s Baywatch, and while his four films have averaged a box office gross of nearly $183 million each, his absence coincides with the comedy genre’s steady decline at the box office and widespread disappearance from major studio development slates. Gordon doesn’t have the definitive answer for why comedy is no longer the dominant force it once was at multiplexes, but he speculates that it could be a result of the hectic political climate that’s been in effect since 2017.
“[2017] was the time when comedy started to die down. I don’t know if there’s any relationship with that [administration] at all, but the mood of the country certainly shifted around then before Covid took it a step further,” Gordon tells The Hollywood Reporter. “So there’s a lot of us that are hoping for the pendulum to swing the other way. I’m holding my breath for that, certainly. We could use some stuff to laugh at, and it’s been a lot of superheroes and not enough comedy.”
Both before and after Baywatch, Gordon has quietly been a prolific pilot director and executive producer on a variety of notable television shows including The Goldbergs, Atypical, The Good Doctor, For All Mankind and The Night Agent. The success of Netflix’s Atypical and The Night Agent likely put the Chicago-area native in a favorable position to sell Back in Action, a spy action-comedy that was born out of Gordon’s original premise of how children would impact the espionage careers of Mr. and Mrs. Smith.
Gordon soon attached one of his Horrible Bosses stars, Jamie Foxx, in the role of Matt, a retired CIA operative turned family man. Foxx then took the initiative in order to cast the role of Emily, Matt’s partner in life and spycraft, by making the case to his former Annie (2014) co-star, Diaz, who retired following their 2014 collaboration to focus on motherhood.
“I was told that she wasn’t to be considered: ‘She’s fully retired. Don’t even think about it.’ But Jamie, who is friends with [Diaz] and has known her forever, had the first inkling of a possibility or an openness to reading something,” Gordon says. “They also share a manager, and the two of them got the script to her.”
Co-written by Gordon and Brendan O’Brien, Back in Action’s premise happened to overlap with Diaz’s 11-year hiatus from the screen, as Matt and Emily left the spy game once Emily discovered she was pregnant mid-mission. 15 years later, they’re drawn back in after utilizing their past skills to defend their daughter in what became a viral moment.
“It’s a really unexpected coincidence that the title and some of the themes and her character’s situation [as a retired spy turned mom] lined up with real life,” Gordon admits. “It’s almost as if Back in Action was meant to coax her out of retirement, but I swear it wasn’t. It’s just extraordinary timing and really good fortune and Jamie’s access, frankly.”
In April 2023, with two weeks remaining on the filming schedule, Gordon and co. had to shut down production due to a then-undefined emergency involving Foxx. The multi-talented performer publicly pulled back the curtain in last month’s stand-up special, What Happened Was…, revealing that he endured “a brain bleed that led to a stroke.” But at the time, Gordon only knew what the public knew, which was virtually nothing.
“They were, understandably, really private about whatever was going on. Of course, we guessed what was happening, but we were in the dark like everyone else,” Gordon shares. “There were a lot of crazy hypotheses floating around as you probably remember. So I tried to shut that out and just wait and not assume anything until I heard from his team and from Jamie himself.”
By the time Foxx recovered, the industry was in the midst of a double strike, and so Gordon had to wait patiently for the ability to reunite with Foxx and complete a critical section of the film’s first act in the suburbs.
“If we owed scattered little bits all over the film, I don’t know how that would’ve played out,” Gordon says. “But this was a missing 15-minute chunk, and we really needed it to even preview or screen the film properly. So we had to go back and do that, and hope that everything was going to be okay. And thank God it was.”
Below, during a recent conversation with THR, Gordon also discusses when he first knew that Diaz was “so back,” before looking ahead to his upcoming documentary about one of the four remaining pairs of ruby slippers from The Wizard of Oz.
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The title, Back in Action, applies to Cameron’s career and the two main characters’ return to spycraft, but it’s also your first feature since 2017. Granted, there were two lost years in this industry, but were you just focused on launching show after show? I didn’t even realize how many notable shows you’ve helped launch (The Goldbergs, The Good Doctor, For All Mankind, The Night Agent).
Yeah, there was definitely a stretch there where I was focused on pilots, and the business has been reeling for a while, especially on the comedy side. People have run away from comedy a little bit. Really great scripts then came around in TV, so I’d try to sell shows. But I’m always responding to interests and natural curiosity, and films take a long time to make. They just do.
Jamie Foxx, Cameron Diaz and Director Seth Gordon on the set of Back in Action
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Streamers like Netflix have helped pick up the slack with regard to comedy, but overall, why do you think the genre is not as dominant as it once was theatrically?
God, you’d be able to answer that as well as I could. I don’t know if I should be on the record with this or not, but I feel like it coincided with Trump’s first time in the White House. [2017] was the time when comedy started to die down. I don’t know if there’s any relationship with that [administration] at all, but the mood of the country certainly shifted around then before Covid took it a step further. So there’s a lot of us that are hoping for the pendulum to swing the other way. I’m holding my breath for that, certainly. We could use some stuff to laugh at, and it’s been a lot of superheroes and not enough comedy.
Part of me can’t believe that we’re discussing Cameron Diaz’s comeback vehicle. I distinctly remember when she was introduced in The Mask, and the entire theater reacted as if she was already a movie star. So, how did you help convince her to end her extended sabbatical?
I was told that she wasn’t to be considered: “She’s fully retired. Don’t even think about it.” But Jamie, who is friends with her and has known her forever, had the first inkling of a possibility or an openness to reading something. So he was working behind the scenes a little bit, and he didn’t want to get anybody’s hopes up or make promises for something that might not come through. They also share a manager, and the two of them got the script to her. Then we met and really hit it off. So it’s a really unexpected coincidence that the title and some of the themes and her character’s situation [as a retired spy turned mom] lined up with real life. It’s almost as if Back in Action was meant to coax her out of retirement, but I swear it wasn’t. It’s just extraordinary timing and really good fortune and Jamie’s access, frankly.
Director Seth Gordon and Cameron Diaz on the set of Back in Action
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Yeah, the movie’s storyline parallels Cameron’s maternal-related retirement and comeback 11 years later. Two married spies retire to raise their family, only to be pulled back in 15 years later. Did rewrites of the script lean into that meta quality?
Not really. It was born out of a couple things. I went to a Dodgers game with my friend [and producer] Beau Bauman. I actually call it a Cubs game because that’s how I saw it [as a native of Evanston, Illinois]. I was riffing about this notion that came out of nowhere: “What if Jason Bourne had a kid? What would happen in his life?” And Beau was like, “Did that just occur to you right now? I think that’s a movie.” And then we were like, “What if it wasn’t Jason Bourne? What if it’s Mr. and Mrs. Smith and they had kids?” So we kept going back and forth about it, and it just felt like a really promising premise. Then Covid hit, and Beau knew that I always wanted to write something from scratch. I’d done some rewrites on things, but I wanted to create something from the ground up. So we worked on the outline a little bit, and it was partly an expression of being on ice as we all were during Covid. We wanted to get back on set and have this period of Covid come to an end, and some of that DNA is in the concept too. So we realized that there could be a meta quality to it, but we didn’t feel like we needed to lean any harder into it. It was already there. And how often do you hear that about development? It’s pretty rare.
Did Cameron hit the ground running once she got to set? Or did she need a minute to find her sea legs?
Well, before she was even on set, she started training for the stunt sequences. So, in a way, she was already cruising, and one of the first scenes that was scheduled for her was that dramatic scene with Glenn Close in the kitchen. Mother and daughter go at each other, and she completely brought it. That’s really challenging material to do early in the schedule, and it was obvious that she’s a hundred percent still there. She’s still got it. We all looked at each other and were like, “Holy shit, she’s so good.” So we’re all just so glad she’s back.
Glenn Close, as Cameron’s character’s mother, was perfect casting. Did she join right after Cameron’s commitment?
Yeah, it was pretty soon after. It was a scheduling dance above everything. She was one of the first, if not the first, person we went to; she’s perfect for it, obviously. We talked on Zoom and connected really well, but then it just became about scheduling because she had a pretty full schedule. We had to start by December 2022 in order for her to be able to do it, and we had to find that location [in London], so there was typical production mayhem. But she entered pretty early in the process, and just knowing that it might be her helped me clarify and solidify stuff. That’s what also led to creating the Nigel character. He was a very late addition to the script, and he was conceived completely for Jamie Demetriou. I loved him in Fleabag, and I don’t know what we would’ve done if we didn’t get him for something that was created with him in mind.
Apparently, Jamie Foxx was caught off guard by Cameron’s enthusiasm to do stunts. If she was participating, it meant that he couldn’t sit them out. Is that true?
(Laughs.) That sounds like him, and yeah, there’s some truth to that. She brought so much intensity, and she always wanted to be the one who did it, not the stunt person. Of course, there were certain situations where we couldn’t let her do something, but she learned the choreography really well. Sometimes, when you’re cutting stuff together, you need to hide the actor and use the stunt person more, but the opposite was true here. So it put a little bit of pressure on Jamie. She’d done her homework and she was killing it, so he had to step it up too.
Jamie had quite a health scare during the filming of this movie, and thankfully, his recovery went so well that it’s now the subject of a stand-up special on Netflix. How far along were you when it happened?
It landed really late in our schedule after we had shot everything in London already. We had come to Atlanta to do three weeks of work, and a week in is when it happened. So we owed seven or eight days at that point, and it was just scary as hell. As he indicates in the special, they didn’t know exactly what happened. It’s a bit of a mystery what triggers those things, and while we know some of the symptoms, what really happens in there is not fully solved. So we were holding our breath for a long time, and by the time he was better, both strikes were happening. So it was a crazy process, and there were a lot of obstacles along the way.
But you ended up reconvening for some form of additional photography?
We shot the days that we hadn’t finished originally. The suburbs stuff is the one area of the movie that got interrupted, so we just went back and finished all of that. If we owed scattered little bits all over the film, I don’t know how that would’ve played out. But this was a missing 15-minute chunk, and we really needed it to even preview or screen the film properly. So we had to go back and do that, and hope that everything was going to be okay. And thank God it was.
Jamie Foxx and Director Seth Gordon on the set of Back in Action
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As you said, there was a period of uncertainty. During the early days of the initial assembly, were you pretty anxious that you might be looking at, God forbid, Jamie’s final performance?
I didn’t really let myself go there. I was hoping for the best, and I really had no information. We knew something was up, but they were, understandably, really private about whatever was going on. Of course, we guessed what was happening, but we were in the dark like everyone else. There were a lot of crazy hypotheses floating around as you probably remember. So I tried to shut that out and just wait and not assume anything until I heard from his team and from Jamie himself.
Cancelling the New York premiere was the right call given the harrowing circumstances in L.A. right now, but I’m glad you guys still got to walk down a carpet in Berlin last night. It would’ve been pretty disappointing if Cameron and Jamie didn’t get to mark the occasion after her break and his scare.
Yeah, that’s true, although that’s as much for pictures as anything else. They’ve both done that so many times. It’s just part of the perception.
It’s the mountaintop for the entire experience.
Yeah, you gotta do it.
Emily (Diaz) and Matt (Foxx) struggle to connect with their kids, and I read that you wrote this movie for your son. Were you feeling like these characters? Was this movie a means of connection for the two of you?
Actually, not really. He was a part of the process as I was creating the story, and I would run things by him, so we were connected through it. The disconnect in the family was based on witnessing my sister and my parents fight when I was kid. That’s what informed the conflict, and that’s why the central story arc is daughter-mother-grandmother. Those intergenerational misunderstandings felt like the right way to go. It was an organic and dynamic process as we were working on the script, and that’s just where it headed. But it would be misleading for me to say it was about me and my son.
There was a recent kerfuffle online as a bunch of creatives shot down a report that Netflix has writers write overly descriptive dialogue in case viewers are watching something passively (e.g. folding laundry, checking email). They all said they’ve never received such a note from Netflix. Is that foreign to you as well?
I wasn’t told that. But there was actually a really cool part of the process where the filmmaker is invited to get really specific, if they want to, about what’s going to appear in the subtitles or not. It can be an automated process, but there are certain things that fall between the cracks, so you may want to call attention to stuff that plays visually. A really important part of modern filmmaking is thinking about that element because so many people watch that way. Last night in Berlin, we watched the English version with German subtitles, and because I’ve memorized the movie at this point, seeing what unexpected details they chose to call attention to and not was fascinating. So it’s an additional storytelling tool that you have to take advantage of at this point.
In a perfect world, what would you do next?
Boy, I am deep in on a documentary that I’ve been working on for 15 years, so that partly answers your “where the hell have you been” question. (Laughs.) But it’s been completely fascinating, and I’ll be finishing that up. It’s about [The Wizard of Oz’s] ruby slippers. I know the guy that owned [one of the four remaining pairs worn by Judy Garland], and he toured around the country with them. Then they got stolen, and they were presumed gone for ten years until an FBI sting. It turned out these mafia guys were the ones that stole the ruby slippers because they’re worth so much, but then they couldn’t sell them. They couldn’t move the stolen product, and it’s just an amazing story. A couple weeks ago, they sold at an auction for $28 million. So this [former] struggling actor [Michael Shaw], who’s now in his eighties, has closure to this huge saga in his life as a result of how unexpectedly this all played out. So I think it’s going to make for a captivating doc.
*** Back in Action is now streaming on Netflix.
Seth Gordon, the director of the upcoming film “Cameron Diaz Comeback” and “Jamie Foxx Scare,” has been making waves in Hollywood with his latest projects. In a recent interview, Gordon discussed working with Cameron Diaz on her highly anticipated comeback to the big screen.
Gordon praised Diaz for her incredible talent and dedication to her craft, stating that she brought a level of depth and emotion to her role that truly impressed him. He also revealed that Diaz’s performance in the film is sure to leave audiences in awe and solidify her status as one of Hollywood’s most versatile actresses.
But that’s not all – Gordon also shared some exciting news about his collaboration with Jamie Foxx on the thrilling new project “Jamie Foxx Scare.” According to Gordon, Foxx’s performance in the film is nothing short of electrifying, and fans can expect to see a side of the actor they’ve never seen before.
With two powerhouse projects in the pipeline, it’s clear that Seth Gordon is a force to be reckoned with in the world of filmmaking. Keep an eye out for “Cameron Diaz Comeback” and “Jamie Foxx Scare” – these are two films you won’t want to miss.
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