Ant-Man & The Wasp Extra Features: 10 Things We Learned

7. Evangeline Lilly Told Marvel To Cast Michelle Pfeiffer In 2014

Ant Man And The Wasp Evangeline Lilly
Marvel Studios

Marvel fans rejoiced when the brilliant Michelle Pfeiffer was cast as Janet van Dyne, and though it's pretty disappointing she has such a small role in the final movie, Evangeline Lilly nevertheless relished getting to share the screen with one of her personal idols.

More to the point, Lilly herself might be responsible for the casting actually happening, as she first floated the idea to the big-wigs during filming of the original Ant-Man:

"I told Marvel four years ago, 'If you ever bring a Janet van Dyne into one of these films, please make it Michelle Pfeiffer! I really want Michelle Pfeiffer to play my mom!' Not only is she the most beautiful woman to have ever walked planet Earth, she was also so cool."
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