Marvel continues to put many—or at least some—eggs in its Michael Waldron basket. The creator of Loki (pictured above), writer of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, and co-writer of Avengers: Doomsday is now developing the studio’s Nova project, which has morphed from a series into a feature film.
According to Deadline, Waldron’s involvement became known last week, “when Waldron’s WGA card was leaked with the project being listed as a credit leading to the reveal that Waldron had been brought on to tackle a new pitch.”
The character of Nova was created in 1976 and is basically a superpowered space cop. As Marvel explains, “Chosen at random by the dying Xandarian Rhomann Dey to receive his Nova Corps powers, teenager Richard Rider found himself thrust into the role of superhero, a role he grasped with relish.” In comics, he’s had some run-ins with the Skrulls, who keep turning up in recent Marvel projects; was a member of the Secret Avengers; and appeared in a Guardians of the Galaxy storyline, among other adventures.
Marvel has been trying to make Nova happen since at least 2022, when Moon Knight writer Sabir Pirzada was attached to the project. Two years later, it was announced that Nova would be a series with Criminal Minds’ Ed Bernero as showrunner. But in 2025, Nova was one of the TV projects that Marvel put on pause (along with Strange Academy and Terror, Inc.).
It remains to be seen if and when Waldron’s version will arrive in theaters.
