Earlier this summer time, Marvel Studios lastly confirmed {that a} character some followers have been ready to see within the MCU was on his approach, with a Nova film formally in improvement. Particulars in regards to the movie itself stay fairly scant as of this writing, however we all know that along with being a function, Nova shall be written by Loki creator Michael Waldron. Although all of the Marvel films set to debut in 2028 have already been confirmed, it stays to be seen when this iconic cosmic hero will make his technique to the large display screen, however anticipation stays excessive.
Regardless of no clear indicator about when the Nova film shall be launched, Waldron is knee-deep in growing it. Talking with TheWrap, the author was fast to notice that “nevertheless” the workforce decides to develop the MCU’s cosmic aspect “shall be actually cool.” Waldron additionally hinted at why a Nova solo film has taken so lengthy to get made within the MCU, noting that the character’s in depth historical past and the various eras he’s occupied have created a lot materials that it turned exhausting to decide on. Much more fascinating than that, although, was Waldron providing a possible trace of the film’s plot, because it must tackle a significant plot level from Avengers: Infinity Battle.
Nova Author Teases Film Will Deal with Infinity Battle’s Off-Display screen Destruction
As Marvel followers know, the Nova Corps beforehand made an look within the MCU, with a number of characters in James Gunn’s Guardians of the Galaxy being confirmed members of the Corps. That movie didn’t introduce Richard Rider, however featured John C. Reilly as Rhomann Dey, Peter Serafinowicz as Garthan Saal, and Glenn Shut as Nova Prime, their time within the MCU was short-lived. Not solely did they not return for Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2, however they have been successfully killed off-screen forward of Avengers: Infinity Battle.
Followers picked up on this as a result of at first of that film Thanos already has the Energy Stone in his possession, and the final time that it was seen was with the Nova Corps in Guardians of the Galaxy. It stays one of many largest untold tales within the Marvel Cinematic Universe even years later, and when requested if this plot thread would possibly affect the Nova film, Waldron teased: “They would need to reckon with that…Somebody must reckon with that.”
To that finish, this can be the place the Nova film may start, not solely revealing what occurred to the Nova Corps with Thanos’ coming after the Energy Stone, however the quick aftermath of their decimation. It’s straightforward to see how a Nova film may use this as its launching pad, particularly if Richard Rider is compelled to rebuild them on his personal.
“The character spans loads of generations,” Waldron stated about Nova. “And I believe perhaps that’s why it’s taken a while to get him to the display screen, is determining, the place do you begin that story? Do you begin him on Earth? Do you begin in house, as a part of the Nova Corps? Whoever does it, I hope they do job.”