Oct. 19, 2025

Evangeline Lilly on LOST, living in the Philippines, and writing a Reel Steel sequel

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Welcome to the very first episode of Once and Always a Fanboy with me your host, Chris Cantada Force. You may know my first guest as Hope from the Ant-man and Avengers movies. Or, Tauriel if you’re a fan of Middle Earth. But to me she will always be one of the survivors of Oceanic Flight 815, Kate Austen. Ladies and gentlemen, Evangeline Lilly!

00:00 Intro
01:31 Lost cast viewing parties
02:32 Favorite twist from Lost
03:05 What if Lost aired in the age of streaming?
04:41 Kate Austen's top 3 songs
05:47 Writing an epilogue for Kate Austen
07:00 Living in the Philippines
08:44 Lessons learned from playing these iconic characters
10:42 The island, Middle Earth, or the MCU?
11:40 Reel Steel
14:07 Currently fangirling over
15:24 Secret to Lost's success
17:09 Fanboying over Evangeline
17:31 Reason why I started this podcast

#LOST #EvangelineLilly #TheHobbit

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Evangeline Lilly is a Canadian actress best known for her breakout role as Kate Austen in the hit television series Lost. She later joined the Marvel Cinematic Universe as Hope van Dyne, also known as the Wasp, in films including Ant-Man and Ant-Man and the Wasp. Lilly has also appeared in The Hobbit film trilogy. Her work spans major franchises, action films, and character driven storytelling.