“Ant-Man” star Evangeline Lilly may be taking on the role of Hope Pym, but the appearance of Wasp is still up in the air.
Lilly shared an Instagram rocking a short, black wig, causing many to speculate if she would be taking on the role of The Wasp. The original Wasp was named Janet Van Dyne, the mother of Hope and wife of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas).
Badass Digest reports claims of Janet being involved in the movie are extremely vague, with some sources reporting the “Ant-Man” script leads you to believe the character is “gone, not dead.”
“That's vague, and could mean Janet is lost in the Microverse, ready to show up in a future film,” according to Badass Digest. “Also, technically speaking, having Hank Pym be a widower isn't the same as fridging Janet - there are specific things that go into fridging, and they're about using the death of a woman to motivate a male character.”
However, Lilly wearing a wig that resembling Janet’s 1968 comicbook look doesn’t mean Marvel is bringing The Wasp into the franchise.
“Does the haircut and the name change indicate that Lilly is going to be playing The Wasp in this movie? Unless the script has changed drastically, no,” according to Badass Digest. “She is certainly being set up for that role in the future, but before Peyton Reed came on the film Hope had no superheroing duties in the film.
“Reed - working with Adam McKay and other writers - may have changed that, but I suspect that the large adjustments to VFX would make that unlikely. Maybe we'll get a look at Lilly in a Wasp suit at the end of the movie, but take down the excitement for The Wasp one notch or so.”
Marvel’s “Ant-Man” will be released to theaters on July 17, 2015.
