Cameron Diaz ’s first film in a decade, Back In Action , is among the projects on Netflix's 2024 movie schedule that has fans super excited. However, in recent months, marketing for the action comedy flick, which will have her paired with Jamie Foxx, has seriously slowed down. Reportedly, this is because Netflix is planning on delaying the movie’s release.
Back In Action Has Major Competition During Its Release Day Back In Action has been in the can since early last year, so what’s the hold-up? According to What’s On Netflix , the movie may be in for a two-month release delay. The film was previously announced as part of the 2024 movie schedule , with a release date of November 15. However, the report suggests that it could be pushed back to January 17, 2025, instead.
While Netflix would not comment on the possible delay when the publication asked, there are a few releases on the calendar already for the streaming service that could suggest the move as well. For one, the highly anticipated Jake Paul vs. Mike Tyson live boxing match is now taking place live on that date ( after Tyson previously had to delay it from July due to a health emergency ), with Netflix streaming the event exclusively.
Additionally, the second part of Cobra Kai Season 6 will premiere that day as well. So, folks with Netflix subscriptions will have a lot of new content to watch already. Therefore, it's understandable why Netflix might be thinking about spreading some of its content out by delayi.