Marvel actress has faced calls for her firing after she made public her opposition to compulsory Covid-19 jabs
Actress Evangeline Lilly is facing major backlash, including calls for her to be sacked by Marvel Studios, after she voiced her opposition to mandatory Covid-19 vaccinations.
The blowback began after Lilly, a star of Marvel’s “Ant-Man” movies, said on Thursday that she had participated in a protest last weekend in Washington, DC, to support “bodily sovereignty.” She argued in an Instagram post that “nobody should ever be forced to inject their body with anything, against their will.”
“This is not the way. This is not safe. This is not healthy. This is not love. I understand the world is in fear, but I don’t believe that answering fear with force will fix our problems,” Lilly said. “I was pro-choice before Covid, and I am still pro-choice today.”
//www.instagram.com/p/CZPQ4hlLFCl
Critics called for Lilly to be canceled from the Marvel franchise of superhero films, known as the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU). Richard Newby, a contributor to the Hollywood Reporter, said Lilly and another actress, Letitia Wright, are about to get themselves cast out of the MCU.
Evangeline Lily bout to spin-off herself right out of the MCU alongside Letitia. 🤦🏾♂️ pic.twitter.com/CWmespIgtK
— Richard Newby (@RICHARDLNEWBY) January 27, 2022