Overview

• Ryan Gosling is reportedly in talks with Marvel Studios to play the character Nova, also known as Richard Rider, in the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
• Rumors of Gosling's potential role in the MCU began circulating after his meeting with Marvel head Kevin Feige in December 2023.
• Nova is a powerful superhero with abilities including enhanced strength, superior speed, flight, and energy manipulation, who is connected to the Xandar Worldmind, a repository of all Xandarian knowledge.
• Official confirmation of plans to bring Nova to screen was made in March 2022, and it is speculated that the Nova project could be a live-action Disney+ series.
• Gosling, who has previously expressed interest in playing Ghost Rider, has not yet been officially cast as Nova.