Ant-Man 3's Evangeline Lilly Declined Hugh Jackman's Offer To Join The X-Men
Somewhere out there in the multiverse of every possible Marvel movie ever, Evangeline Lilly is flying around as an X-Woman rather than the Wasp. It could have happened in our world, but even with Hugh Jackman — Wolverine himself — extending Lilly an offer to join the X-Men, she turned it down, according to the actress herself in a new interview.
In the past, Lilly has spoken about how she was uncomfortable being thrust into the spotlight with her first movie or TV speaking role as Kate on ABC's "Lost." In 2018, while promoting "Ant-Man and the Wasp," Lilly told The Hollywood Reporter, "I ended up deciding to retire after I finished 'Lost.' I did a film called 'Real Steel' with Hugh Jackman and then I walked away."
It was only after two years of "having no contact with Hollywood at all" that director Peter Jackson lured Lilly...
In the past, Lilly has spoken about how she was uncomfortable being thrust into the spotlight with her first movie or TV speaking role as Kate on ABC's "Lost." In 2018, while promoting "Ant-Man and the Wasp," Lilly told The Hollywood Reporter, "I ended up deciding to retire after I finished 'Lost.' I did a film called 'Real Steel' with Hugh Jackman and then I walked away."
It was only after two years of "having no contact with Hollywood at all" that director Peter Jackson lured Lilly...
- 2/18/2023
- by Joshua Meyer
- Slash Film
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