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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Tom Murray

Evangeline Lilly reveals she refused Hugh Jackman’s plea for her to join X-Men

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Evangeline Lilly revealed that Hugh Jackman tried to persuade her to join an X-Men movie while the pair were filming Real Steel (2011) – Shawn Levy’s sci-fi about robot boxing.

Lilly later joined the Ant-Man franchise as Hope van Dyne (AKA Wasp) and reprises her role in the series’ third instalment Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania, out 17 February.

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