Evangeline Lilly is in initial talks to take a starring role in the new Marvel picture Ant-Man, directed by Edgar Wright, set to hit our screens in July next year.

If it is confirmed, the Hobbit star will appear alongside Paul Rudd who will tackle the title role of Scott Lang, the man with the power to shrink down to the size of an insect as well as communicate with them and Michael Douglas who plays Dr. Hank Pym, the brains behind the science that makes Ant-Man's powers possible.

In true Marvel fashion it is yet unknown what role Lilly is likely to play, moreover, the direction in which Edgar Wright intends to take the comic book classic. With shooting on the movie set to start in April you can be sure that Marvel will drip feed us more info in due time.