Actress Evangeline Lilly, who appeared in a number of Marvel movies, revealed last week that she has always been respected by the superhero movie franchise when it comes to her views on COVID-19 vaccinations and their mandates.
“They’re very respectful,” Lilly said, referring to her outspoken position on the COVID-19 shots. “In fact, I’ve had direct conversations with them that I have instigated and they’ve always said, ‘That’s not our business. That’s not for us to tell you how to live your life or what opinions to have.’”
“And, I actually even got a really supportive phone call from Peyton Reed at one point and just saying like, ‘Just so you know, there’s some rumors spreading about Marvel ditching you or canceling you,” she continued, adding that the cancellation rumors “didn’t come from Marvel and that didn’t come from us, so just ignore that.’”
Talk of her being canceled and let go by Marvel, which is owned by Disney, was spurred due to the 43-year-old “Ant-Man And The Wasp: Quantumania” star speaking out against COVID-19 vaccine mandates while attending the “Defeat the Mandates” rally in Washington D.C. in January 2022.
“I was in DC this weekend to support bodily sovereignty while Canadian truckers were rallying for their cross-country, peaceful convoy in support of the same thing,” Lilly wrote.
“I believe nobody should ever be forced to inject their body with anything, against their will, under threat of: violent attack, arrest or detention without trial, loss of employment, homelessness, starvation, loss of education, alienation from loved ones, excommunication from society … under any threat whatsoever,” the Canadian actress continued.
“I turned down a movie cause I didn’t want to get the [explicit] jab,” the 53-year-old actor told the weekly podcast. “I turned down $9 million, cause I didn’t want to get the jab. [Explicit] that jab. [Explicit] ya’ll for trying to make me get it.”
