Marvel Moving Forward with Its NOVA Project with MOON KNIGHT Scribe Sabir Pirzada

There have been reports over the years that Marvel Studios was developing a Nova project. Well, that project is officially moving forward as the studio has hired Moon Knight scribe Sabir Pirzada to write the script. They obviously liked the work that he did on Moon Knight!

As of right now, we don’t know if this Nova project will be a feature film or a limited series for Disney+. As always, Marvel Studios President Kevin Feige will produce. When previously talking about Nova potentially being introduced to the MCU, Feige said:

“Nova is… if we have a big board with a bunch of characters that have more immediate potential, Nova is on that board. Because of the connection to the Guardians universe, because there are more than one examples to pull from in the comics that are interesting. And you’re absolutely right, he was in the earliest drafts of the [Guardians of the Galaxy].”

If this is the case, then there’s a good chance that Nova will be introduced in Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3. It's a character we’ve all been expecting to see introduced in the MCU at some point. In not Guardians, some other projects he could appear in include Secret Invasion and The Marvels.

Nova was originally introduced in the 1966 issue of Super Adventures was a member of the intergalactic police force known as the Nova Corps. He has superhuman abilities including enhanced strength, flight and resistance to injury.

There are two versions of Nova in Marvel Comics including Richard Rider and Sam Alexander. Here are some details on the origins of each of these versions of the characters:

Richard Rider:

Richard Rider was just your average teenager. Not the class clown, neither the wallflower, nor the cool kid. He went to high-school, had girl troubles and tried to help out his parents and younger brother when he was at home. All seemed to go their normal way for the young Richard until he came into contact with the Nova Corps. The Nova Corps was a peace-keeping force that was based on the planet Xandar. The planet was destroyed by the space pirate known as Zorr. When Rhomann Dey, the Nova Prime, was dying he fled through the universe and went to Earth. There he chose Richard Rider to receive his powers and granted him the Nova Force. He was asked by Rhomann Dey to use his powers for the good of Earth and the universe and serve as its protector. This was a lot for the teen-aged Rider but he nonetheless started a superhero career with his newfound powers as Nova, the Human Rocket!

Sam Alexander:

Sam Alexander is a 15 year old from Carefree, Arizona who lives with his parents and younger sister. His father always told him stories of adventures in space and the Nova Corps, however Sam always believed him to be a drunk. One day when he comes home, Sam discovers his father missing and has an accident while looking for him. Waking up in hospital, he is greeted by Gamora and Rocket Raccoon, who inform Sam of his father's true legacy as a member of the Nova Corps, leaving Sam his helmet. After putting on the helmet, Sam discovers a recorded message from his father and begins to test out his new found abilities, and flies to the moon and finds the Watcher. After the Watcher tells Sam of a coming alien invasion Sam returns home and meets Gamora and Rocket Racoon who train him to use his abilities properly and then sends him into space to stop the approaching Chitauri armada.

What would you like to see from a Nova film from Marvel? Where do you think he’ll be introduced? Who would you like to see play the character?

Source: Deadline