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 Lilly, known for her role on science-fiction television series
"Lost," said she worked with stunt women to distinguish the
Wasp's moves from those of Scarlett Johansson's Black Widow or
Marvel's male superheroes.
"I wanted her to move in a way that honored the comic book,
which meant she would move in a very elegant, feminine, graceful
way, and still look lethal," Lilly said in an interview ahead of
the release of "Ant-Man and the Wasp," which starts rolling out
in worldwide theaters on Wednesday.
The movie is Marvel's 20th feature film and the first to
spotlight a female character in the title.
"It's about time, right?" said Paul Rudd, who plays Ant-Man and
was also one of the film's writers. The pair modeled their
relationship after on-screen crime-fighting duos with "this
charged, kind of playful and mildly annoyed at one another
dynamic," he said, adding: "She's as bad ass as it gets."
Lilly also wanted audiences to see her sweat as she and Rudd
raced to rescue vitally important stolen technology, according
to director Peyton Reed, who worked with the actress even before
the script was written to develop the character.
"Evangeline was very specific," Reed said, "like 'I don't want
to be glam. I want to sweat after I fight' ... and 'I want it to
feel real like what a woman would feel like in this suit."
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"Ant-Man and the Wasp" is a sequel to 2015 movie "Ant-Man." In that
film, Lilly's character, Hope van Dyne, does not learn until the
movie's end that her father has built a suit that gives her power to
transform to various sizes and fly. The characters often shrink to
insect-like proportions to avoid obstacles and detection.
After April's over-the-top epic "Avengers: Infinity War," Marvel
also downsized the story for "Ant-Man and the Wasp," focusing on a
small group of characters and a quest to reunite with Hope's mother.
"In some sense, this is an old-fashioned family movie," said Michael
Douglas, who plays Hope's father, Hank Pym.
The movie does give a clue as to how Ant-Man and the Wasp fit into
the events of "Infinity War."
"Definitely stick around for the end credits," Reed said.
(Reporting by Rollo Ross; Writing by Lisa Richwine; Editing by Lisa
Shumaker)
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