Geena Davis says she would be open to revisiting her 1996 action thriller The Long Kiss Goodnight—especially if it meant reuniting with co-star Samuel L. Jackson.
Speaking to Deadline during the Bentonville Film Festival, Davis reflected on the film’s legacy and the ongoing fan interest in a potential sequel. The conversation took place as she attended the festival she founded and continues to lead.
Jackson has previously called The Long Kiss Goodnight his favorite film, and Davis said she shares that affection.
“It’s my favorite too,” she said. “I’m supposed to say Thelma & Louise because that movie is irreplaceable, but I have to say, I had so much fun with Sam and we’ve always wished that we could do a sequel.”
The 1996 film, directed by Renny Harlin, follows a schoolteacher with amnesia who slowly discovers she once lived as a government assassin. Jackson played a private investigator who helps her uncover her past.
Davis noted that even structural choices during production reflected that desire to keep the story open for continuation.
“In fact, people might not know, but we changed the ending so that Sam’s character was alive,” she said. “In the original script, he dies and we were like, ‘No, no, no. We want to be able to do a sequel if it happens.’”
She added that a continuation still feels possible: “We’re not too old!”
Beyond revisiting past roles, Davis also spoke about her current work in film and festival leadership. She attended the opening of the Bentonville Film Festival and reflected on her ongoing commitment to the event, which she founded in 2015.
Davis also mentioned her recent return from Cannes and her upcoming film projects, noting that she continues to balance acting work with festival leadership.
For Davis, the Bentonville Film Festival remains a space that connects her long-standing career in Hollywood with new conversations about storytelling, representation, and creative possibility.
As the festival continues, her comments reflect both a look back at iconic roles and an active presence in today’s film landscape—one that still includes room for action heroes, even decades later.