Jamie Foxx has been Cameron Diaz's "biggest cheerleader"

Seth Gordon, the film's director, told PEOPLE: "Anyone who was on set will tell you he was the biggest cheerleader and hype man for her, and really for everybody involved, but especially for her."

The new movie marks Cameron's first acting job in more than a decade. And the actress was similarly supportive of Jamie, after he suffered a stroke while they were shooting the film in April 2023.

Seth shared: "She got to return the favour in that way spiritually.

"It was a very unusual situation to navigate, but it makes a big difference when they have this old friendship, and it's coming from such a good place."

Cameron recently revealed that she feels "so proud" of Jamie.

The actress praised her co-star for how he's dealt with his health scare.

Cameron told 'Extra': "For every person who knows Jamie, like, it was terrifying.

"For everybody who loves Jamie, the world, like, everybody was concerned ... I can't even imagine how he feels.

"I'm so proud of him, how brave he was to do his [stand-up special], to let us all know. But you know, it's hard. You walk up to him and he's like, 'Everybody cries'!"

Meanwhile, Jamie recently revealed how he convinced his showbiz pal to board the project.

The actor explained: "Listen, we were very humble in our ask. We were very respectful in our ask.

"There was a couple of promises. I was like, 'I don't want your feet to touch the ground. I want this to be fun thing for for you to do.'"