James Gunn Seemingly Says No To 'NOVA' Appearing In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2

James Gunn Seemingly Says No To 'NOVA' Appearing In GUARDIANS OF THE GALAXY 2

It seems Guardians of the Galaxy director/co-writer James Gunn is still not a fan of Nova, aka Richard Rider, as he now takes to Facebook to imply the character will not appear in his Marvel sequel.

By DCMarvelFreshman - Nov 26, 2014 02:11 PM EST
Source: Facebook


Before Marvel decided to go "full-on" with Star-Lord Peter Quill's story in Guardians of the Galaxy, early drafts had a leading part for the cosmic being known as Nova, aka Richard Rider. Though director James Gunn has gone on record saying that he doesn't like the character much... or his helmet, some fans still hope that Rider will be introduced in the Guardians of the Galaxy sequel in some capacity. Especially since the Nova Corps space police force has already been established.

Well, unfortunately for those Nova fans, James Gunn posted the following on Facebook over the weekend: "I don't want Nova right now because I think Quill being the only earthling is important. That serves the entire moviegoing audience and not just the handful of Nova fans. Sorry if that upsets you." The filmmaker was responding to a Facebook commenter who seemed to be upset by his previous remarks about Nova (and his helmet). It is unclear if Gunn was referring to "right now" as in the first Guardians of the Galaxy or its sequel, as he later added that, "I have nothing against Nova in future movies, but it doesn't serve the movie right this moment." 

In the Marvel Comics, Richard Rider lived in New York as a teenager before he was chosen at random by Rhomann Dey to inherit his power after Xandar had been destroyed. He has appeared in Infinity Gauntlet, Thanos Imperative and Infinity War, among other titles. In the Marvel Cinematic Universe, Xandar is currently safekeeping an Infinity Stone, with the mad titan Thanos seeking all six stones to form his Infinity Gauntlet. So, perhaps Richard Rider could be introduced in the two-part Avengers: Infinity War movies if not in the Guardians movies. What do you think? Anyhow, there were other cosmic characters being suggested on Facebook, which prompted James Gunn to reveal that he loves both Starhawk and Annihilus, but Marvel Studios doesn't own the latter.
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ThedamnBatman
ThedamnBatman - 11/26/2014, 2:27 PM
Sorry, it does upset me
ThedamnBatman
ThedamnBatman - 11/26/2014, 2:28 PM
I hope we can get Nova at some point preferebly before infinity war wraps up
ekrolo2
ekrolo2 - 11/26/2014, 2:30 PM
I'm sure the couple thousand Nova fans being upset will greatly damage its box office.
DeusExSponge
DeusExSponge - 11/26/2014, 2:31 PM
DAMMIT!!! Was hoping to see him pop up! Well let's see how this plays out then, maybe he'll get introduced later on. Still disappointing though!
ThedamnBatman
ThedamnBatman - 11/26/2014, 2:32 PM
@ekrolo, Nova or not, peoplpe are still gonna be seein this, even the Nova fans lmao
ekrolo2
ekrolo2 - 11/26/2014, 2:33 PM
@AXE

My point exactly lol.
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 11/26/2014, 2:36 PM
Well, that sucks...
ALegendaryPanda
ALegendaryPanda - 11/26/2014, 2:36 PM
But I'm getting a Star Wars trailer on Friday so I ain't even mad!
MisterBatfleck
MisterBatfleck - 11/26/2014, 2:37 PM
Mike89
Mike89 - 11/26/2014, 2:37 PM
dont give a shit about nova. Just give me GOTG 2.
sKeemAn
sKeemAn - 11/26/2014, 2:39 PM
I was looking forward to a cameo from Nova. At least an honorable mention.
ZeoTV
ZeoTV - 11/26/2014, 2:41 PM
[frick] nova give me pyhlla-vell
Tars
Tars - 11/26/2014, 2:42 PM
"That serves the entire moviegoing audience and not just the handful of Nova fans. Sorry if that upsets you." Sounding a bit like Goyer here
Shazam
Shazam - 11/26/2014, 2:44 PM
@James Gunn

batz11
batz11 - 11/26/2014, 2:44 PM
Suck it Gunn and your love affair with Star-Lord...give me Dick now!
NightWatcher
NightWatcher - 11/26/2014, 2:44 PM
"Which prompted James Gunn to reveal that he loves both Starhawk and Annihilus, but Marvel Studios doesn't own the latter."

So that debunks everybody's theory that Starhawk is Quill's father.
Invictor
Invictor - 11/26/2014, 2:45 PM
It's not that bad of a time to introduce Nova, especially since all of those Nova Corps. members died when trying to capture the Dark Aster. I guess it could be the Marvel Cinematic Universe's way of introducing Richard Rider other than Xandar being destroyed entirely.
Dingbat
Dingbat - 11/26/2014, 2:46 PM
Son of a Gunn!

GizmoEl
GizmoEl - 11/26/2014, 2:46 PM
I actually really want to see a Nova standalone movie. Hopefully in 2020.
TheCantilope
TheCantilope - 11/26/2014, 2:48 PM
As much as I love Nova, I respect James Gunn for knowing what he wants to see in the films. Trust in him, and you will be satisfied! Guardians of the Galaxy was great, and I'm sure the next one will be that much better. I admire him for not letting anything influence him in his craft. Good on him!
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 11/26/2014, 2:49 PM
He better have something really good in mind if he's going to neglect Nova.

However, I think the majority of GOTG fans don't care.
rorywilliams
rorywilliams - 11/26/2014, 2:49 PM
Wait do people still think Marvel is going to use Richard Rider in the movies? Wake up and smell the coffee. Who is the Nova with his own book? Who is the Nova they're pushing in all the crossovers? Who is the Nova on the popular Ultimate Spider-Man kid's show in its third season? Who is the Nova in the Disk Wars anime? Who is the Nova in the video games like Disney Infinity?

The answer to all: Sam Alexander. The writing is on the wall people. Remember when all of you kept saying we'd be getting a Hank Pym movie and a Ms. Marvel movie and instead we got Scott Lang and Captain Marvel, two characters Marvel has been pushing heavily in the comics and media? They don't do stuff like that for no reason.

Calling it: Nova will be Sam Alexander with a movie for Phase 4.
xcan
xcan - 11/26/2014, 2:49 PM
Well he raped the Nova Corps so I'm cool with no RR... for now.
MarkyMarkRises
MarkyMarkRises - 11/26/2014, 2:50 PM
^ movie fans, that is
Wannabe
Wannabe - 11/26/2014, 2:51 PM
Nova was always a poor man's Green Lantern so this isn't disappointing news. If Marvel can do Infinity War without the likes of the Fantastic Four, X-Men and Spider-Man then they definitely do not need Richard Rider. If anything, he could appear in Phase IV if the MCU lasts that long. That or wait wait for the GL reboot if you need your Nova Corps fix that badly. It's the better version anyway.
FordEl
FordEl - 11/26/2014, 2:51 PM
James Gunn kind of got arrogant after finally making a well recieved movie with his hand being held all the way through.
batz11
batz11 - 11/26/2014, 2:52 PM
Well we saw the origins of the Nova Corps, soon to be powered...
Nomadic1
Nomadic1 - 11/26/2014, 2:55 PM
Cool. Gunn does not need him, so don't use him. Also, if it's not a 'powered' Richard Rider, I would rather them shelve him for now. I don't want to see "Nova - Cosmic Cop" or some general bullshit. Don't ruin him by some half-assed attempt to calm the fanboys, making him a shadow of the character. Save him and do the character justice.
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