{"id":279933,"date":"2025-11-24T03:13:09","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T03:13:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/279933\/"},"modified":"2025-11-24T03:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T03:13:09","slug":"wasp-actress-evangeline-lilly-praises-the-winter-soldier-on-instagram-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/279933\/","title":{"rendered":"WASP Actress Evangeline Lilly Praises THE WINTER SOLDIER On Instagram"},"content":{"rendered":"

Evangeline Lilly made her MCU debut in 2015’s Ant-Man. The Lost star portrayed Hope Van Dyne, estranged daughter of\u00a0Hank Pym. After training Paul Rudd’s Scott Lang for his first adventure, she finally suited up as the Wasp in the appropriately titled Ant-Man and the Wasp. She then returned to the MCU\u00a0for the climactic battle in Avengers: Endgame, before taking center stage once again in 2023’s Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania.<\/p>\n

In 2024,\u00a0the actress revealed<\/a> she would take a break from acting. This was a notable development for\u00a0the MCU. With Doomsday and Secret Wars expected to bring\u00a0almost all corners of the MCU together, the absence of Lilly’s\u00a0Wasp would be significant, particularly with Paul Rudd being one of Doomsday’s main stars. Still, the actress left the door open for the future, stating she could return to acting at any point.<\/p>\n

Now, something curious has happened.\u00a0The actress took to Instagram to randomly praise\u00a0Captain America: The Winter Soldier:<\/p>\n


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In the video,\u00a0Lilly says, “Hey, big guy, sun’s going down,” paraphrasing Black Widow’s lullaby line for\u00a0the Hulk in Avengers: Age of Ultron.\u00a0The post\u00a0was captioned with: “I rewatched [Captain America: The Winter Soldier] last night with my son. One of Marvel’s finest.”\u00a0She also included the hashtags #captainamerica, #blackwidow, #hulk, #marvel and #wintersoldier.<\/p>\n

She then\u00a0interacted with fans in the comments, where she specifically praised\u00a0Winter Soldier’s elevator fight sequence, stating: “The elevator scene, though.” In another response, the actress\u00a0revealed her favorite MCU film was\u00a0Peyton Reed’s Ant-Man: “[Ant-Man] is still my fav.”<\/p>\n

Now, as over-analyzing geeks looking for clues toward the next big event in the MCU,\u00a0you know what we have to do:\u00a0It’s wild-speculation time.\u00a0First, let’s state the obvious\u2014this could be a simple instance of the actress sharing a fun movie-watching experience with her son. With that said, we are geeks, and we like to look for clues where there might be none. Thus, the timing of her post\u00a0could be considered suspicious. Avengers: Doomsday is in line for reshoots, with Secret Wars gearing up to start filming in the summer of 2026<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Pretty much every past MCU cast member has been, at some point, rumored to appear\u00a0in\u00a0the upcoming blockbusters, so it’s not unreasonable to assume that Lilly may\u00a0be using her post as a tease for\u00a0her return to the franchise.\u00a0Though this may sound far-fetched, the actress has actually already teased her MCU comeback on\u00a0Instagram. Back in May 2025, the actress shared a secret project<\/a> she was working on (unrelated to Marvel Studios).<\/p>\n

In the comments, a fan asked her the following: “Hope you don’t mind my asking but, is there a chance we’ll see you in either of the upcoming Avengers movies?\u00a0Lily replied simply with a winking-face emoji.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Captain America: The Winter Soldier was released in 2014. 11 years ago and counting. Yes, it’s one of Marvel Studios’ most beloved projects, but randomly posting about it, while being a major player in that same franchise\u00a0might be a sign that something is brewing for the shrinking superhero.\u00a0Admittedly, those details could ultimately amount to nothing. Yet,\u00a0given her previous MCU tease, it wouldn’t be surprising if this latest post was meant as a fun nod\u00a0to her\u00a0potential return as Wasp.\u00a0<\/p>\n

At the time she announced her retirement from acting, Lilly told Variety<\/a>:\u00a0<\/p>\n

“I have actually been on a hiatus from acting for the past three years already (since finishing work on Quantumania). This time outside of the business has brought me a grounding sense of fulfillment and joy. I could return tomorrow, two years from now or never, but at the moment I am not actively pursuing any work in the industry and am not under any contractual obligations to anybody. I am devoting my time to my humanitarian work and my writing.”<\/p>\n

Avengers: Doomsday is slated to hit theaters on December 18, 2026.\u00a0<\/p>\n

What do you think about Evangeline Lilly’s post? Do you think she was teasing something, or was she just sharing praise for The Winter Soldier? Let me know what you think in the comments.\u00a0<\/p>\n