Cameron Diaz Revives Troop Beverly Hills Sequel

0:00It's April 8th. This is entertainment in celebrity news today pop culture powered by AI. Cameron Diaz is reviving the 1989 cult comedy troupe Beverly Hills with a surprise sequel in the works at TriStar Pictures. The 53-year-old star is producing and might even step back in front of the camera herself. The original flick follows Shelley Long as a wealthy Beverly Hills mom leading her daughter's Girl Scout troupe amid a messy divorce. She bombed at first but turned into a beloved cult hit over the years thanks to its wild 1%er take on Scouting Life. Diaz has been on a hot streak since her acting hiatus, kicking off with last year's Netflix action comedy Back in Action alongside Jamie Foxx. She's also popping up in Jonah Hills' outcome on Apple TV this April 10th, plus a bunch of other gigs that show she's fully back in the game. One maker Clea DuVal, who's 48, is directing and pinned the script herself, drawing from her work on stuff like Happy As Season.

1:01Diaz teams up with producers Lawrence Mark and her business partner Catherine Power, honoring the late original producer Ava Freeze, who passed in 2021. No plot deeds yet, but with Diaz juggling rom-coms, action-flicks even a Shrek 5 voice return as Fiona. This sequel fits right into her pact. Come back, Slay, keeping that Hollywood buzz alive.