There are several planned Phase 5 projects that might start building the basis for Nova to debut, according to reports a Nova’s big screen debut is in the development at Marvel Studios. Although Nova is a figure who is more closely identified with Marvel’s cosmic aspect.  Given this, it’s feasible that Nova will be set up across several Phase 5 projects, whether they take place on Earth or in the MCU’s broader cosmic world.

Richard Rider and Samuel Alexander are the two primary incarnations of the Marvel comic book superhero Nova. Rider is from New York who was picked at random by Rhomann Dey to receive the Nova Prime powers from the Nova Corps,  with its headquarters on the planet Xandar. Later, Rider grudgingly adopted the identity of Nova, emerging as the cosmic hero. Samuel  with the assistance of Rocket Raccoon and Gamora,  was able to locate his father’s Nova helmet and gain his superhuman abilities. Samuel received training from the two heroes on how to use the helmet and the Nova abilities that came with it, which led to his transformation into Nova.

The Young Avengers

Marvel Studios has been laying the groundwork to debut the Young Avengers during Phase 5 of the MCU. Marvel might use the Young Avengers setup to present a different possible team member when it comes to Samuel Alexander, the younger version of Nova. Despite the fact that Nova was never a member of the Young Avengers in the comics, he once formed a team with other young Avengers like Ms. Marvel and Miles Morales’ Spider-Man. Given that Marvel Studios has shown a willingness to alter key aspects of the comics, it is not impossible that Nova will join the Young Avengers.

Guardians Of The Galaxy Vol. 3

For a number of reasons, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 is perhaps the Phase 5 project with the greatest possibility to debut Nova.  Xandar was introduced as a significant role in the first movie of the Guardians trilogy. In the first Guardians of the Galaxy movie, both Xandar and the Nova Corps were prominently displayed, establishing the Nova Corps as a military force.  To get the power stone,  Thanos  attacked Xandar before the events of Avengers: Infinity War. Richard Rider might want to step in to protect his people after what Thanos did.