Marvel Studios has a way of bringing its characters to life and effectively translating it to mainstream audiences, however one of the big criticisms that they face is their lack of female representation.

There are a number of female characters in the comic book lore that haven't yet got there full shine, along with those that have been featured in the MCU so far. In a recent press junket for 'Ant-Man,' actress Evangeline Lilly addresses this and reassures fans that the studio does in fact have some big plans for female characters:

"I think that there is a lot of excitement in the focus groups that we've seen already with the female audiences about this character and about the fact that Marvel are really, really taking female characters very seriously. Looking at their line-up, you can see that they have great intentions. As a woman who came into a predominantly male film, I had a great time working with Peyton and the producers on this character because I could see a hunger in them to really, really do right by Hope and do right by their female fans and the female audience. When I pick a role, one of the things that I aspire to is that somebody's parent will come up to me after the film has come out and say, 'My daughter idolizes that character. You're her hero.' And that's what we aim for, especially in this brand. We're in the business of making heroes."

Lilly plays the role as Hope Van Dyne in the 'Ant-Man' film, however her character doesn't receive a superhero role or costume. She speaks on why this is and why she supports the decision:

"While we were filming and during post production, there was a lot of buzz on the internet: is Evangeline playing the Wasp? Is she a superhero? I had a lot of questions directed my way about that. I just couldn't have felt more comfortable or more happy saying, 'Actually, she is just a really capable, very powerful force to be reckoned with. She doesn't have a superpower and she doesn't put on a fancy suit and look dorky in it. [laughter] My super suit was my power suit that I'd put on and go to work in, and be a high level scientist and the chair of the board of a very very powerful corporation. I do think that's a fantastic example for young women. Marvel are actually doing this incredible campaign right now where they've put out a competition to young women in America to create scientific gadget projects and they're promoting the maths and sciences for young women and young girls. They've put a lot of heart and love into that, and they did it a couple of years ago or last year, and I was happy to be the face of that campaign, playing the role of a female scientist in a world where mostly scientists are men is a great role to play."

'Ant-Man' premieres on July 17.