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WithNovapossibly on the way to theMarvel Cinematic Universe , one actor has become the most democratic fancast to play the hero , and late ontogeny could lead to that scenario becoming unfeigned . Nova ’s superhero descent in Marvel Comicscould be easily explained by one of the MCU ’s best movies : Avengers : Infinity War . While Josh Brolin ’s Thanos was show to get almost all of the Infinity Stones on screen in his pursuit to fill the Infinity Gauntlet in the Avengers moving picture , Thanos ' destruction of Xandar to bequeath the planet with the Power Stonewas only mentioned , but never read .

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That moment could come back in a next project . If that were to happen , there would not be a estimable place for it than aNova MCU undertaking . In the strip , Richard Rider inherited the collective power of the Nova Corps — the Nova Force — after Rhomann Dey , the only survivor of a carnage on Xandar , imbued him with the entire baron of the Nova Corps before succumbing due to his injuries . With the MCU already having set up a possible stemma for Nova , recent development could run to the wedge ’s debut with the perfect doer as Rider .

Early development on a Nova project has been confirmed for the MCU , with the enfranchisement already having typeset up his introduction in several ways .

Ryan Gosling Is Rumored To Have Joined The MCU

Marvel Studios Has Not Confirmed The Rumors

Some names have been hint by fans to take on the role of the Richard Rider version of Nova whenever the part have his MCU debut . Among the candidates , Ryan Gosling has emerged as the rooter preferent to roleplay Nova . Interestingly , Gosling is rumored to have latterly joined the MCU in an undisclosed role , which is utter timing for him to act Nova , as the MCU ’s cosmic hero induce a major positive tease from a high - range Marvel Studios executive director . While Marvel has not issued a scuttlebutt about Gosling ’s potential cast , the actor antecedently spoke about joining the MCU .

eld before the recent rumors that Gosling has signed on for a whodunit MCU purpose , the actor was already aver to be one of the top candidates to make for Richard Riderin a reported Nova MCU series . In 2022 , the histrion traverse there was any truth to the rumors that he had been cast to trifle Nova . However , Gosling said he would hump to play the MCU ’s Ghost Rider , another character who has yet to debut in the franchise . As there is no word on a Ghost Rider project , Gosling ’s rumored MCU future could lie with Nova after all .

A Nova Project Is Officially In Development

The TV Series Is Still In Early Stages

In February 2023 , anMCU Nova serial was report to have been slowed down at Marvel . The move was part of the studio ’s early assessment of how to draw newfangled ground with its television serial move forward , asmost of the MCU ’s Disney+ offerings suffered from criticismin some shape or form . That would gestate on untilThe Hollywood Reporterrevealed that a major overhaul on Marvel Studios ' telly side had occurred . Daredevil : Born Againswitched originative teams and go back into the NetflixDaredevilcanon , with all MCU shows getting traditional showrunners from now on and longer ontogenesis window .

Just over a yr from the last report on the project , theNova series has been confirmed to still be in growing at Marvel Studios . The news add up directly from Marvel ’s Head of Streaming , Brad Winderbaum . The administrator noted that Marvel has a new system in maneuver for its TV growth , which is whythe studio is " in really early ontogeny on Nova,“despite past reports . While there is no confirmation on which version of Nova would come along in the serial publication , Winderbaum did say , " I have it away Rich Rider , " which teases the original Nova ’s MCU debut if the project moves forward .

Besides Richard Rider , the untested Sam Alexander is also known as Nova in Marvel Comics .

Nova from Marvel Comics flying with his hands in front of him on a colorful, kaleidoscope background

Marvel has confirmed that it has begun rise a Nova project . away from introducing the new hero , the labor will also require a new MCU baddie .

Why Ryan Gosling Is The MCU’s Perfect Richard Rider/Nova

Gosling Has The Acting Ability For The Cosmic Hero

WhileRichard Rider became Nova when he was a stripling in the comics , the MCU could choose to start with the character already older , so as to allow both Rider and the Sam Alexander translation of the hero to exist . As Sam has only really appear as a teenager in the comics , Richard Rider could be the MCU ’s adult Nova , which is perfect for Gosling ’s probability of act the hero .

WhileRichard Rider could become Nova as an adult in the MCU , the character could startle with the same cocky personality and self - doubt he had in the comics . Gosling would be thoroughgoing to bring that to life-time , with part like his scene - slip turn as Ken inBarbieshowing he would excel in that regard . Gosling also has raft of purpose in action projects that show both his charisma and gymnastic abilityto makeNovaan important fixture of the MCU ’s cosmic side .

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Nova in Marvel Comics in color and with a red hue and broken costume

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