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Geena Davis Reopens Prospect of The Long Kiss Goodnight Return

She said the film’s ending was altered to keep future story possibilities open, signaling actor interest without a studio greenlight.

Overview

  • Davis told Deadline on Wednesday that she and Samuel L. Jackson have long wanted to revisit the 1996 action thriller.
  • She confirmed the movie’s ending was changed during production to preserve the option of continuing the story rather than to close it off.
  • Samuel L. Jackson has previously called The Long Kiss Goodnight one of his favorite roles, a view Davis echoed in her interview.
  • No formal sequel has been announced and Davis is moving ahead with a new action film, The Kellys, which is set to be directed by Brad Peyton and co-stars Arnold Schwarzenegger and Liam Hemsworth.
  • Davis made the remarks while opening the 12th Bentonville Film Festival and fresh from Cannes festival appearances, a sequence that highlights both her ongoing festival leadership and renewed career momentum.