If there’s one character that Marvel followers have been begging for for years (that isn’t Blade) it’s Nova. Just about because the introduction of the Nova Corps in Guardians of The Galaxy, followers have been desirous to see Richard Rider make his method into issues and this summer season, it was confirmed that he’s lastly on his method. Marvel Studios introduced {that a} Nova film is formally in growth with the movie set to be written by Loki creator Michael Waldron. Proper now, particulars in regards to the movie are few, however followers are already questioning what different characters may seem — and that features a member of the Nova Corps we’ve already seen.
Talking with ComicBook in help of A Prayer for the Dying which hits theaters on October ninth, John C. Reilly mentioned he’s hopeful that we would discover out what occurred to his character, Nova Corpsman Rhomann Dey. Reilly mentioned that whereas he hasn’t heard something from Marvel shortly, he hopes we get extra from the character final seen in Guardians of the Galaxy.
“I certain hope so,” Reilly mentioned when requested if there was an opportunity we may get extra about Rhomann Dey. “I haven’t heard from these guys I don’t assume since they talked to me once they have been making the sequel however I assume there wasn’t room within the story for me in that one however yeah, I do know that entire Nova story and I used to be like, ‘yeah, when do I get my film?’ However I imply, I used to be simply completely happy to be a part of it within the first place. It’s the one huge Marvel film that I’ve ever been part of and I assume I’m within the universe now, as they are saying. I hope that comes again round.”
A Return for Corpsman Dey May Be a Little Sophisticated
For as a lot enjoyable as it could be to see Reilly return as Rhomann Dey, there’s really a fairly large problem to the Corpsman’s return. Whereas the Nova Corps did seem within the MCU in Guardians of the Galaxy — Reilly was joined by Peter Serafinowicz as Garhan Saal and Glenn Shut as Nova Prime — we didn’t see them in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 and, sadly, they have been just about killed off-screen within the lead as much as Avengers: Infinity Struggle, one thing recommended by Thanos possessing the Energy Stone that was final seen with the Corps. Waldron has recommended that it’s a thread that may must be handled, although he didn’t essentially affirm that that’s the place the story will leap from.
If the Nova film does cope with the seeming demise of the Nova Corps, nonetheless, that doesn’t essentially imply we wouldn’t get to see Reilly and others return. It’s all the time doable that there can be flashback scenes or different parts of the Nova film to determine what had occurred and assist set the stage for the place issues have been going sooner or later — and it could be good to see the Corps again once more in any capability.