From what I could see , a lot of the suggested directors are known for dramas and romance . While there ' s nothing wrong with that , it ' s probably not too high on the list when making a scifi action movie . And others seem to simply be busy with other works . And you probably would need some experience when making a Star Wars movie . It ' s Star Wars , for God ' s sake . One of the biggest if not the biggest movie franchises there is . If you took a risk hiring an unknown andor inexperienced person , you ' re out on thin ice . No matter if they ' re male or female there ' s a real chance the movie might suc , and that makes the fandom slightly upset . Just look at the Star Wars prequels . You think they ' re gonna take any chances after that massive backlash ? Funny thing that you bring up the relatively inexperienced men asked to direct big movies . If you look at the examples , you ' ve got Fantastic Fournmknft 2 , sitting at 4 . 3 stars on IMDB . The Amazing Spidermannmknft 2 sits at a respectable 7 stars on IMDB , but had a mostly lukewarm reception , from what social media told me the biggest praise I ' ve seen it get is It ' s alright . Not great , but not awful either . Once again It ' s Star Wars . Alright isn ' t good enough for something this size . Point is that by hiring somebody unknown , things may go decently , or it might slip on a banana peel , do half a backflip and end up face down in the gutter . You might get the next Martin Scorsese , but you might also get the next Uwe Boll . By hiring somebody known with a good track record , there ' s a bigger chance the movie ends up good . At least you know what you ' re getting yourself into .