Evangeline Lilly Talks ANT-MAN; Reveals Difference Between New And Old Version Of Script

Evangeline Lilly Talks ANT-MAN; Reveals Difference Between New And Old Version Of Script

Evangeline Lilly talks in detail here about Ant-Man, promising that fans of both Hank Pym and Scott Lang will be very happy. She also dishes on Edgar Wright and the fact that his vision "would have stuck out like a sore thumb" and "wouldn’t have fit in the Marvel Universe." Check it out!

By JoshWilding - Dec 03, 2014 08:12 AM EST
Filed Under: Ant-Man
Source: BuzzFeed

"Initially, I was like, no way. No way," laughs Evangeline Lilly when asked about her first reaction to being offered the chance to join the cast of Marvel's Ant-Man. "And then they said, ‘Paul Rudd’s playing the lead.’ And I was like, ‘Oh shit. I love Paul Rudd. I really want to work with him!’ So I was like, ‘OK, well, send me the script. I’ll read it and I’ll consider it.’ And then I started watching Marvel [Studios] movies, which I hadn’t done before. … I’m a bit of a snob when it comes to movies — like, the popcorn-munching movies, I never go see them. I was pleasantly surprised. I thought, these are actually incredible — they’re making fantastic films." There has obviously been some controversy about the decision to focus on Scott Lang in the movie, with an older Hank Pym taking a mentor-like role. However, it sounds as if he'll still play a key part in Ant-Man!
 
"I thought Edgar’s idea to blend the [Hank and Scott] stories was brilliant," Lilly adds. "You’re going to have fans up there who insist that you tell the story of Hank Pym, and fans up there who will be more on the Scott Lang side of it. … I think we are going to come close to pleasing them all. And what’s cool is that, you know, Janet Van Dyne is my mom. Hank Pym is my father. I was raised by two superheroes. I’m no schlump. I’m a pretty smart, competent, capable, kick-ass female. She’s very cool." That should help put the minds of some fans at ease then, but how did she feel about Edgar Wright's departure? "I thought, Well, if Marvel are big bullies, and they just want a puppet and not someone with a vision, I’m not interested in being in this movie."
 
The actress then goes on to reveal that she had not signed her contract when the news hit that the Shaun of the Dead director had parted ways with Marvel, and that she very nearly walked away from Ant-Man altogether. However, she waited for the studio to send her the new script - written by Adam McKay and Paul Rudd - and it was then that she understood why Wright may not have been the right man of the job. "I finally got the script literally the day before I was supposed to go in for fittings. I said, ‘I’m not going to do my fitting until I see the script.’ I saw with my own eyes that Marvel had just pulled the script into their world. I mean, they’ve established a universe, and everyone has come to expect a certain aesthetic [and] a certain feel for Marvel films. And what Edgar was creating was much more in the Edgar Wright camp of films. They were very different."

"And I feel like, if [Marvel] had created Edgar’s incredible vision — which would have been, like, classic comic book — it would have been such a riot to film [and] it would have been so much fun to watch. [But] it wouldn’t have fit in the Marvel Universe. It would have stuck out like a sore thumb, no matter how good it was. It just would have taken you away from this cohesive universe they’re trying to create. And therefore it ruins the suspended disbelief that they’ve built." It sounds then like Edgar Wright's Ant-Man probably wouldn't have been all that different from Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, a fun movie, but a box office flop. It's a shame we'll never get to see his take, but it's fair to say most fans would prefer seeing Ant-Man exist in the same world as The Avengers rather than something so unique it would have stuck out like a sore thumb. Right?
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Pasto
Pasto - 12/3/2014, 8:23 AM
Heres the thing, no one cares.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 12/3/2014, 8:26 AM
@gdot GREAT SCOTT
Batvision18
Batvision18 - 12/3/2014, 8:28 AM
@gdot well... Good for you.
IamHunterRose
IamHunterRose - 12/3/2014, 8:28 AM
idk the cast is great but I can't get behind a 60's hank and having only scott lang in the avengers line up
ZeoTV
ZeoTV - 12/3/2014, 8:28 AM
jesus christ today is another one of those marvel news days
Greengo
Greengo - 12/3/2014, 8:29 AM


Right.




McGee
McGee - 12/3/2014, 8:29 AM
One was written when Edgar Wright was tapping Kevin Feige's wife, and the other draft was written when the latter two were in marriage counseling.
Saoshyant
Saoshyant - 12/3/2014, 8:29 AM
" I mean, they’ve established a universe, and everyone has come to expect a certain aesthetic [and] a certain feel for Marvel films. "

And this is why I'm not a huge Marvel fan.

http://reactiongifs.me/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/Michael-Jackson-Deal-With-It-Gif.gif
Pasto
Pasto - 12/3/2014, 8:30 AM
I still don't understand why Ant-Man is an actual character...
BlackPhillip
BlackPhillip - 12/3/2014, 8:32 AM
Sucks that Wright and Patrick Wilson left, but I am glad that Evangeline stayed.
HeeroG
HeeroG - 12/3/2014, 8:32 AM
@gdot Well, if you prefer Smith and Hardy over Evangeline Lilly, i'ts ok! We have nothing to do wit your sexual preferences!
Pasto
Pasto - 12/3/2014, 8:33 AM
Patrick Wilson left? Thats the first time I'm hearing this...
LMB10
LMB10 - 12/3/2014, 8:33 AM
Because he's one of Marvel's best.
Itsbeenfun
Itsbeenfun - 12/3/2014, 8:33 AM
Ant-Man is Badass. Must I remind people of this. (So much F**king Potential)
Rothwilder
Rothwilder - 12/3/2014, 8:33 AM
@Pasto

Cause you are young and he is before your time?
yossarian
yossarian - 12/3/2014, 8:34 AM
Seems legit.

She's hot.

Scotch hangovers suck.
Reasonnnn
Reasonnnn - 12/3/2014, 8:34 AM
@Pasto scheduling conflicts for BONE TOMAHAWK due to the delay
Deschain99
Deschain99 - 12/3/2014, 8:34 AM
@JoshWilding
"It sounds then like Edgar Wright's Ant-Man probably wouldn't have been all that different from Scott Pilgrim Vs. The World, a fun movie, but a box office flop"

Are you saying it would have been a flop . . . . . ?
Pasto
Pasto - 12/3/2014, 8:35 AM
Pasto
Pasto - 12/3/2014, 8:38 AM
SauronsBANE
SauronsBANE - 12/3/2014, 8:40 AM
You could say that Iron Man 3 stuck out like a sore thumb, mostly because it has Shane Black's fingerprints all over it. I would've killed to see an Edgar Wright-ified Ant-Man movie, but clearly Marvel thought differently.

I guess there really were no good or bad guys in this whole thing. Just a director with a vision that was way too strong for Marvel to fit into their MCU. The drawbacks of a shared universe, I suppose!
Pasto
Pasto - 12/3/2014, 8:40 AM
Pasto
Pasto - 12/3/2014, 8:46 AM

yossarian
yossarian - 12/3/2014, 8:47 AM
@Pasto - Ant-Man is a character for the same purpose as any hero - to sell advertising and merchandise so writers and artists can make a living.
Pasto
Pasto - 12/3/2014, 8:49 AM
@yossarian
....Eh, I guess I can see that.
SteveBosell
SteveBosell - 12/3/2014, 8:49 AM
I'd take a "sore thumb" Edgar Wright Ant-Man over another hum-drum Marvel film.
Pasto
Pasto - 12/3/2014, 8:51 AM
How has no one acknowledged that Aiden Gillen is being looked at for Deathstroke in Suicide Squad?
Battabing
Battabing - 12/3/2014, 8:52 AM
Damn, coulda got something special, but it had to be shoehorned into the MCU bedspread.

Ah well. Try harder Marvel. This isn't topping that Suicide Squad news.
Baka
Baka - 12/3/2014, 8:52 AM
@Ragnar No he had 10 yrs but he left the script the same as it was in its pre 2006 style marvel wanted an update so it didnt become the wolverine origins of their universe meaning it creates silly plotholes/contradictions to previous films the smallest unchecked mistake could mess up consistency of the mcu. Also it was wright dragging his feet that prevented wasp and ant-man showing up sooner.
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