There were more kissing scenes that didn’t make the final cut, director Seth Gordon tells EW.
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Warning: This article contains spoilers forBack in Action.
All the explosions and fight sequences inBack in Actioncould not hold a candle toGlenn Closeand Jamie Demetrious makeout scenes.
Glenn Close and Jamie Demetriou in ‘Back in Action’.Credit:John Wilson/Netflix
They were ravenous, Gordon tellsEntertainment Weekly, laughing about Close and Demetrious willingness to go all in.
It was like, whoa.
But they were perfect for each other.
Glenn Close, Jamie Demetriou, Cameron Diaz, and Jamie Foxx in ‘Back in Action’.John Wilson/Netflix
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He was cast beforeAndrew [Scott, as Emily and Matts former colleague Baron].
I came up with it sort of too close to production.
The minute they got near each other, it was like fireworks.
They were just so good together.
Luring Diaz out of retirement, too, was surreal.
It all starts with Jamie, says the director.
He had been friends with her and worked with her on a few films.
I think he must have known that there was an openness to the possibility of reading things.
And her experience as a mom now, too.
They said to me, Would you possibly be open to the idea of Cameron?
And I was like, What?
Are you kidding me?
Of course, recalls Gordon.
She wasnt someone that I thought I was allowed to consider as a possibility because of her retirement.
It was too good to be true.
Back in Actionis streaming now on Netflix.
