Cameron Diaz gushes about Keanu Reeves reunion, talks 'price' of fame

Brendan Morrow, USA TODAYThu, April 9, 2026 at 11:15 PM UTC

0

After three decades, Keanu Reeves and Cameron Diaz are back together again.

The actors reunited to star in Jonah Hill's latest directorial effort "Outcome" (streaming April 10 on Apple TV) after they worked together on one of the first movies of Diaz's career: "Feeling Minnesota," a 1996 crime comedy where they played lovers. It hit theaters just two years after the actress' film debut in "The Mask."

Cut to 2026, and Diaz, 53, says Reeves, 61, is still at the top of his game − literally.

"Keanu still has a sick 3-point throw," she says. "I was so impressed! Back in the day, we used to go to the gym, and he'd just do free throws, and he always hit it. And still, 30 years later!"

"I don't know," Reeves chimes in. "You say that, but you've got game!"

Join our Watch Party! Sign up to receive USA TODAY's movie and TV recommendations right in your inbox

Keanu Reeves (from left) plays fictional movie star Reef Hawk in "Outcome," which also stars Cameron Diaz and Matt Bomer as his best friends.

"Outcome" stars Reeves as fictional actor Reef Hawk, who, like Reeves himself, is known as one of the nicest stars in Hollywood. But that reputation is put at risk when Reef is blackmailed by a person threatening to release a damaging video of him, the contents of which are unknown.

On advice of his crisis lawyer Ira Slitz (Hill, unrecognizable with a bald head and gray beard), Reef sets out to apologize to everyone from his past who may be angry with him in an effort to find the blackmailer. Supporting Reef on the mission are his longtime best friends Kyle (Diaz) and Xander (Matt Bomer).

Diaz says she loved getting to work with Reeves again for the first time since the 1990s, calling the actor "incredibly generous."

"He's a light," she says. "He's such an incredible actor. Watching him go through what Reef had to go through, this great uncomfortability that he lived within the entire time − like, 'I think I actually see your skin is crawling. I can see it moving on itself!' It's just wonderful to watch him, and so much fun. It's very inclusive. He's very generous and kind to everyone."

Advertisement

Jonah Hill (right) is unrecognizable as crisis lawyer Ira Slitz in "Outcome," which he also directed.

As a Hollywood satire, "Outcome" is stuffed with ideas about the realities of fame and how challenging it can be as a celebrity to block out what is being said online or in the media. Throughout the film, Reef is paranoid about doing anything that might affect his image, leading Diaz's character to tell him she wishes he cared what his friends think about him more than strangers on the internet.

It's an issue that has only been exacerbated in the social media age. Reeves, speaking alongside Diaz and Bomer, says that while these social platforms didn't exist when he started acting, batting down false stories about himself in tabloids like the National Enquirer early in his career taught him how to tune out the noise.

"I'd hear stuff from it," he says. "'Did you ...?' 'No!' So it was almost like a primer."

For her part, Diaz says she learned long ago not to put much stock into what people say about her, whether it's good or bad.

"That's other people's opinions, and I have to come from my own experience and living my own life," she says. "That's the only thing that gives me value, not somebody else's perception of me. And I've been able to hold onto that for 30-some-odd years."

Bomer, who rose to prominence starring in the USA Network series "White Collar" (2009 to 2014) similarly shares that while there was a time when he was more "curious" about what people were saying about him and eager for validation, he came to realize focusing on this isn't productive.

1 / 0From 'Scream 7' to 'Super Mario 2,' get a sneak peek at 2026 movies

Buzz Lightyear (voiced by Tim Allen, left) and Woody (Tom Hanks) are back on the big screen in Pixar's fifth "Toy Story." Check out our exclusive peeks at the animated adventure and all the other new films you need to see in theaters and on streaming services in 2026.

"I realized that whatever I was looking for, I had to answer in myself," the actor, 48, says. "It wasn't going to be answered by whatever I was looking for from other people's voices."

"Outcome" extends an acting comeback for Diaz, who returned to movies in 2025 with "Back in Action," her first film role since 2014's "Annie." She told USA TODAY last year that she stepped away from Hollywood for a decade because "I felt like it was time for me to just do something else, try something else, live a different way. I met my husband [musician Benji Madden], we started our family, and that was where I just wanted to exist. It was a wonderful 10 years."

Cameron Diaz stars as Kyle, the best friend of Reef Hawk who joins him on a mission to find his blackmailer in "Outcome."

The "Charlie's Angels" star describes "Outcome," her second movie back, as a "cautionary tale" about the downside of fame. Several scenes highlight how Reef is unable to go out in public without being hounded by paparazzi or fans who feel like they know him, and the movie suggests that fame strips stars of their ability to be themselves. At one point, Diaz's character observes that not being famous allows her to be whoever she wants to be, without needing to worry about how she is perceived by the public.

"Fame, it costs you something," Diaz says. "We've seen it enough now in our society, in our culture, that fame, there's a lot that comes with it. So if you choose, if it's your choice to participate in it, you should, by now, know that there's a price to pay for it."

This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Keanu Reeves, Cameron Diaz talk '90s reunion in 'Outcome'

Original Article on Source

Source: “AOL Entertainment”