In 2015, actress Evangeline Lilly starred in Ant-Man , the 12th of the Marvel movies in order , as Hope van Dyne, who ultimately went on to follow in her mother Janet’s footsteps and become The Wasp. Her Marvel Cinematic Universe introduction was followed by appearances in Ant-Man and the Wasp , Avengers: Endgame and Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania , giving her a decent run among the recurring actors in this franchise. However, now Lilly has announced that she’s stepping away from acting, which leads to one wonder what this means for Hope’s future in the MCU.
On her Instagram page, Lilly shared a video of her from 2006 when she was working on Lost , the popular ABC series where she played Kate Austen (who she had some problems with) for the entirety of its run. She was asked on the beach set as the sun was setting where she would like to be in 10 years, and although she was “terrified to admit this to the acting world,” Lilly answered that she’d like to be a retired actress, have a family, write and “influencing people’s lives in a more humanitarian way.” The video ends with a snippet from a Maya Angelou video, and with Lilly having accomplished the latter three goals she mentioned nearly 20 years ago, she’s now ready to move on from acting, though not necessarily permanently retire from it.
As she wrote in the caption: I am so filled with joy and contentment today as I live out my vision. Praise God, I feel so grateful for my blessings. Stepping away fr.