Ant-Man and the Wasp: Evangeline Lilly shares first look of Wasp to mark Jack Kirby’s 100th birthday

Actor Evangeline Lilly revealed the first look of Wasp’s superhero costume in Marvel Studios’ upcoming sequel Ant-Man and the Wasp.

Lilly shared the photo on Twitter on Monday which also marked the 100th birthday of Jack Kirby. Kirby was a renowned comic book creator credited, with Stan Lee, with inventing some of today’s most popular characters including Iron Man, the Hulk, Thor, the Fantastic Four, and the X-Men, along with Ant-Man and the Wasp. Kirby died of heart failure in 1994.

“I am honoured to be on set today playing #TheWasp on what would be Jack Kirby’s 100th birthday. .#ThankYouJackKirby #AntManAndTheWasp,” she captioned the photo.

I am honoured to be on set today playing #TheWasp on what would be Jack Kirby’s 100th birthday.
.#ThankYouJackKirby #AntManAndTheWasp pic.twitter.com/EBsV8jTK34

— Evangeline Lilly (@EvangelineLilly) August 28, 2017

Ant-Man and the Wasp takes place after the events of Captain America: Civil War, and will feature Paul Rudd and Michael Douglas reprising their roles as current Ant-Man Scott Lang and Hank Pym, respectively.

Peyton Reed has returned to direct the sequel to his 2015 movie. Ant-Man and the Wasp will release on July 6, 2018.