NEW YOR — Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon may be heading out on the road again – a quarter-century after the release of their Oscar-winning film “Thelma & Louise.”

Davis said she and Sarandon are hashing out ways to mark the 25th anniversary of the film about a girls’ road trip gone bad.

“There’s still so much affection for the movie and we loved it,” Davis said. “It seems like there should be some girl power celebrating going on.”

Davis and Sarandon, who remain good friends, came up with the idea. Davis said they’re talking over how to do it, focusing on a possible “live show or a tour.” She said they’re still trying to figure out “what’s possible” but said “people seem to like the idea.”

Davis is starring in her first season of ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy.”

She is also prepping for her new Bentonville Film Festival, which will push for more women and diversity in film. The competition, which kicks off May 5 in the Arkansas city, bills itself as the first film festival to offer winners guaranteed distribution.

She also founded the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media, a research-based organization that promotes more diverse female characters in entertainment.

“There certainly are still great roles that come along that we see women in,” said Davis, “but we’re not seeing a wealth of female characters and we’re not seeing films that are populated by women.”


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