After being rumoured as in talks last month, The Wrap has now confirmed that Evangeline Lilly (Lost, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug) has joined the cast of Marvel’s Ant-Man, while the site is also reporting that Corey Stoll (House of Cards, Non-Stop) is also in early negotiations with the studio.
Ant-Man is set for release on July 17th 2015, with Edgar Wright (Shaun of the Dead, The World’s End) directing a cast that includes Paul Rudd (This Is Forty, Anchorman 2: The Legend Continues) as Scott Lang, Michael Douglas (Behind the Candelabra, Last Vegas) as Hank Pym. Patrick Wilson (Watchmen, The Conjuring) is also set to appear in an as-yet-unspecified role, while Michael Pena (End of Watch, American Hustle) is believed to be in line to play the film’s villain.