'Ant-Man' star Evangeline Lilly says she told Michael Douglas what a 'GILF' was on set in front of a group of children
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- Evangeline Lilly appeared on "The Jonathan Ross Show" Saturday.
- Lilly said she called Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer "GILFs," prompting him to ask what it meant.
- Lilly said the conversation happened while filming a scene for "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania."
Evangeline Lilly says she had to explain what is "GILF" is to Michael Douglas while filming "Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania."
Lilly recalled the encounter during an appearance on "The Jonathan Ross Show" Saturday while discussing the latest installment in Marvel's "Ant-Man" franchise. Lilly plays Hope van Dyne/The Wasp, one of the film's main protagonists who works with Scott Lang /Ant-Man (Paul Rudd) and is the daughter of Hank Pym (Michael Douglas).
Lilly told Ross she was shooting a scene with Michael Douglas and Michelle Pfeiffer, who plays Janet van Dyne, when it happened.
"We were in a waiting room filled with extras, and there were children – which is a really important part of this story," Lilly said. "I turned to Michael and Michelle, and I suddenly went, 'You know, you guys are real 'GILFs.'"
Lilly continued that Michael had "no idea" what a "GILF" was.
"Well, it's a grandpa I'd like to fuck," Lilly said, referring to the acronym. "And then immediately I realized that I just told Michael Douglas I'd like to fuck him."
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She added: "Which is not what you should say in front of a bunch of kids."
"Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania" features new additions to the cast as well as returning characters. Jonathan Majors joins the series as villain Kang the Conqueror, and Bill Murray debuted as Lord Krylar. Kathryn Newton, who plays Cassie Lang, told Jimmy Fallon that Murray asked to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe after playing golf together.
"A couple months later my mom's like, 'Kathryn, I have Bill Murray for you.' I'm like, 'what? Bill Murray?' She's like, 'Yeah, um here.' And he's like, 'Kathryn, I've been thinking... I think I want to join the Marvel Universe and I was just going to ask you if it was okay if I joined 'Ant-Man,'" Newton said.
"Ant-Man and The Wasp: Quantumania" premiered in theaters on February 17.