Ahead of Marvel Studios’ planned Nova series, the fan-favorite hero’s role in the next phase of the Marvel Cinematic Universe has been potentially revealed. This comes after more than a year since Marvel Studios confirmed that the project was already in the early stages of development.
Nova first appeared in the September 1976 issue of Super Adventures titled “The Man Called Nova.” The hero was created by Marv Wolfman and John Romita Sr. In the comics, Richard Rider is best known as the first iteration of the hero. He was introduced as a teenager who, after suddenly inheriting the powers from the cosmic helmet of Rhomann Dey, becomes a member of the intergalactic police force Nova Corps.
Nova’s potential role in the MCU
According to The Cosmic Circus‘ Alex Perez, Nova will reportedly be a key figure in the next major saga of the Marvel Cinematic Universe. In addition, Perez even likened Nova’s potential role to Loki’s current position in the Multiverse Saga.
“All I know is Nova is a key point for the next saga in the same way Loki was for the Multiverse Saga,” Perez said.
Since the Nova Corps’ live-action debut in 2014’s Guardians of the Galaxy, MCU fans have been speculating the hero’s arrival for a long time now. Marvel Studios’ untitled Nova project was first announced in 2022, with Moon Knight scribe Sabir Pirzada initially attached to write the live-action story. Last February 2025, it revealed that the studio has decided to temporarily paused the development on three shows, including Nova, Strange Academy, and Terror Inc. Prior to this, Ed Bernero was hired in December 2024 to replace Pirzada as the project’s newest writer and showrunner. At the moment, This Ends With Us star Brandon Sklenar was recently rumored as one of the possible actors that Marvel Studios is eyeing.
