Not Guaranteed was not even close to the movie I was expecting. It was surprisingly heartwarming/breaking. Loved it. I think? Apparently that director is on the shortlist for the Star Wars job. Weird, I think, considering the skills handy for a sprawling space opera don't overlap a lot with the tools bag for quirky low-budget hipster comedies. Marc Webb did well and his only big budget movie before Amazing Spider-man was 500 Days of Summer. That said, I'd prefer a sci-fi or fantasy director. They can go for riskier picks after the post-Disney franchise has been established. Hey, now, I didn't say it was impossible. I just think, given the weight that is being thrown behind this, Disney would play it a little safer and more mainstream. I'm all for quirky choices if it's the right choice. I'm just surprised that Disney would go for a virtual unknown when they could conceivably get a Gore Verbinski or Peter Berg with little difficulty. Personally, I like the idea, because I think the Prequels proved to the world that the public critical threshold for Star Wars is exceedingly low and you're going to make serious bank on brand recognition alone regardless of quality, so going with a fresh voice with something different to say is, in its own way, a safer choice because you've only got audience to gain, not lose. I tell you after I saw The Frighteners and Dead Alive I totally thought "Man this guy will finally bring Lord