The star of Lost and The Hobbit is in early talks to appear as the female lead in Edgar Wright's Ant-Man.
Already a name synonymous in fan circles with the Lost and The Hobbit universes, Evangeline Lilly looks to be poised to join another in Marvel with Edgar Wright’s Ant-Man.
The Hollywood Reporter is running that Lily is in early talks with Marvel Studios to join the highly anticipated 2015 summer blockbuster. If the deal is agreed upon, Lilly will be trading in her elfin ears to star alongside Paul Rudd in the titular role of Ant-Man, as well as Michael Douglas, who has been cast Dr. Hank Pym (the creator of the Ant-Man technology and the original Ant-Man of comic book lore) and Michael Pena in a still mysterious role.
Set for a late summer 2015 release, Ant-Man will immediately kick off “Phase 3” of the Marvel Cinematic Universe, as Avengers: Age of Ultron will conclude Phase 2 earlier that year. Wright has long been marinating on the project while also providing directorial duties to likely future cult classics such as 2010’s Scott Pilgrim vs. the World and last August’s The World’s End.
Ant-Man is released July 17, 2015.
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