Marvel Actress Evangeline Lilly Says She'd Love to Do a Solo THE WASP Film Exploring the Character's Dark Side

Evangeline Lilly has been playing Hope Van Dyne, aka The Wasp, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe since the first Ant-Man film debuted in 2015. This week, we will see her in the third film in the franchise, Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, and aside from these movies, and a brief appearance in Avengers: Endgame, the character has mostly played as a sidekick to Ant-Man. But Lilly would love to see The Wasp more fully explored.

In a recent interview with Variety at this past week’s Quantumania premiere, Lilly said:

“I’m going to make a pitch that I think it might be time for a Wasp standalone film. Do we agree? Do we agree?”

She later followed up with the outlet, telling them that she’s especially interested in exploring what she calls Hope’s “shadow side.”

“At the very, very beginning, you have this sense that like there was a darkness in her that could have gone the wrong way.” 

Lilly brings up a scene in Ant-Man in which Hope utilizes the earpiece her father Hank Pym (Michael Douglas) uses to control ants to have the insects swarm the house and darken the room. 

“I really want to know more about that. Everything else since then has been really about her competence and her integrity. But there’s more to her than just competence and integrity. What are the things that are dangerous for her? What are her vices? What are the places where if you poke her, she might fall apart or she might turn to the dark side? That’s where I would want to go.”

But while Lilly would be stoked to take on a solo mission, she’s also very aware of the toll the films take on her.

“These are a commitment. They take a lot to do, and I have two kids at home. Every time that call comes in, I take a deep breath and go, ‘Whoa, am I ready for this? Am I willing to do it again?’ But every time I do. I do it again.”

I love the Ant-Man movies, and she has been a huge part of them. But I don’t know if the fandom really wants a solo Wasp story. I’d definitely watch it, would you?