Ant-Man 2 opens next week and is confirmed to be set following the events of Captain America: Civil War, but before The Avengers: Infinity War.
In a sound bite interview video released by Marvel Studios (watch below), Evangeline Lilly talks about the ramifications of Captain America: Civil War, as well as why Hope van Dyne has a new suit in Ant-Man and the Wasp.
Regarding the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, which saw Ant-Man head off to Germany and get arrested without Wasp, Evangeline Lilly reveals as a result, Hope and Scott are no longer together.
“Where we pick up with the second film, they were doing the kissing thing for a little while, and they were in a committed relationship, loved each other,” Lilly said. “And then Scott ran off to Germany and had a costume party on a tarmac and decided that he didn’t care if that affected our lives or if that ruined our life, and as a result got himself arrested. Since that point, we have no longer been an item.”
Regarding the new Wasp suit, fans have noted it’s different than the suit revealed at the end of the first Ant-Man movie, with Evangeline Lilly explaining why.
“The Wasp costume that you saw at the end of the first film was an old prototype from the 1980s; so people have been chattering online saying ‘wait a minute, the costume you seen Evangeline wearing looks totally different,'” Lilly explained. “And of course it does because technology has evolved, and I am a woman of 2017 not 1987, and I updated the suit with my father. We made a knew one based on the prototype that fit Hope’s needs for this day and age. I did four months of fittings to get that suit perfect. The one thing I told the costumer when we started was, ‘I don’t care how long it takes. I don’t care how long I have to be in this room with you, we will make this suit perfect.'”
Watch more from Evangeline Lilly talking Ant-Man and the Wasp:
Ant-Man and the Wasp opens July 6, 2018 directed by Peyton Reed starring Paul Rudd as Scott Lang/Ant-Man, Evangeline Lilly as Hope Van Dyne/Wasp, Michael Douglas as Hank Pym, Michelle Pfeiffer as Janet Van Dyne, Michael Peña as Luis, Laurence Fishburne as Doctor Bill Foster, Hannah John-Kamen as Ghost, Randall Park as Sgent Jimmy Woo, Judy Greer as Maggie Lange and Walter Goggins as Sonny Burch.
From the Marvel Cinematic Universe comes a new chapter featuring heroes with the astonishing ability to shrink: Ant-Man and The Wasp. In the aftermath of Captain America: Civil War, Scott Lang (Rudd) grapples with the consequences of his choices as both a Super Hero and a father. As he struggles to rebalance his home life with his responsibilities as Ant-Man, he’s confronted by Hope van Dyne (Lilly) and Dr. Hank Pym (Douglas) with an urgent new mission. Scott must once again put on the suit and learn to fight alongside The Wasp as the team works together to uncover secrets from their past.
