{"id":507575,"date":"2025-10-17T19:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-10-17T19:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/507575\/"},"modified":"2025-10-17T19:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-10-17T19:35:11","slug":"avengers-doomsday-writer-reveals-who-should-play-mcus-nova-comic-book-movies-and-superhero-movie-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/507575\/","title":{"rendered":"Avengers: Doomsday Writer Reveals Who Should Play MCU\u2019s Nova &#8211; Comic Book Movies and Superhero Movie News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/avengers-doomsday\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Avengers: Doomsday<\/a> writer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/michael-waldron\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Michael Waldron<\/a> knows who should play <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/nova\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nova<\/a><\/strong> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/mcu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MCU<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Waldron is one of the writers who worked on the script for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/marvel\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marvel<\/a>\u2019s Avengers: Doomsday, which has wrapped production and arrives in United States theaters next year. Prior to that, Waldron was a writer on Loki and Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, while he also did some uncredited work on Thor: Love and Thunder and The Fantastic Four: First Steps.<\/p>\n<p>Who does Michael Waldron think should play Nova in the MCU?<\/p>\n<p>Having recently created the Hulu sports comedy series Chad Powers alongside <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/glen-powell\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Glen Powell<\/a>, Waldron told <a href=\"https:\/\/theplaylist.net\/chad-powers-michael-waldron-on-his-glen-powell-led-sports-comedy-its-ted-lasso-dna-his-pick-for-marvels-nova-bingeworthy-podcast-20251017\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">The Playlist<\/a> he believes the Top Gun: Maverick star would be an excellent choice when it comes to casting Richard Rider.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cHe\u2019d be a pretty good Nova,\u201d Waldron commented.<\/p>\n<p>When Richard Rider will actually arrive in the MCU remains up in the air at this time. There was a Nova show that was being planned for a time; however, Deadline reported this past February that it was no longer a priority for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/marvel-television\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marvel Television<\/a>, and there haven\u2019t been many firm updates since. There has been talk that it could still be happening \u2014 or, potentially, that it could be turned into a movie \u2014 though whether or not it will actually come to fruition remains to be seen.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, in addition to Chad Powers, Powell will soon be seen playing Ben Richards in Edgar Wright\u2019s The Running Man. Based on the 1982 novel by Stephen King, that movie will be released in United States theaters on November 14, 2025.<\/p>\n<p>As for Avengers: Doomsday, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.superherohype.com\/tag\/marvel-studios\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marvel Studios<\/a> has given it a December 18, 2026, release date. It will be followed by a sequel, Avengers: Secret Wars, that arrives on December 17, 2027, while Spider-Man: Brand New Day will come before both of those movies, as that will be released on July 31, 2026.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Avengers: Doomsday writer Michael Waldron knows who should play Nova in the MCU. 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