Ant-Man and The Wasp: Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly hit the red carpet for LA premiere of new Marvel film
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Hollywood stars Paul Rudd and Evangeline Lilly were among celebrities to hit the red carpet for the premiere of Marvel’s Ant-Man and The Wasp in Los Angeles.
They were joined by the likes of American rapper T.I., who plays Dave in the new movie, and a host of other co-stars for the event on Monday evening.
Lilly, who stars as Hope Pym, and Rudd, who plays Ant-Man, were pictured smiling and posing for photos as they arrived on the red carpet ahead of the screening.
Ant-Man and The Wasp LA premiere – in pictures
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The movie, a follow-up to Ant-Man which was released in 2015, is set to hit screens in the UK on August 3 and on July 6 in the US.
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The likes of Michael Peña (Luis) and Michael Douglas (Hank Pym) also star in the new film.
It is the 20th release in a decade from the Marvel Cinematic Universe series of comic book movies.
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Lilly’s Wasp is Marvel’s first female superhero to headline a film.
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Speaking to AFP, she said the original plan was to introduce the Wasp's origin story in Marvel's 2016 release Captain America: Civil War along with Ant-Man and the other Avengers.
"I got a call saying, 'We've decided not to put you in Civil War and there was this moment I could tell where the feeling in the room was like, 'I'm sorry - don't be offended.'
"I was like, 'Are they going to give me a move? Is that what they're saying?' And they said, 'We really want to dedicate a film to introducing this female superhero and we don't want her just to be a side note."
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The surprise of double-billing came later, when Marvel sent her a screen capture with The Wasp in the title.
Early estimates have Ant-Man and the Wasp opening domestically on around $75 million (£56 million) over the weekend of July 6, a considerable improvement on the $57 million (£43 million) the first film took.