1. He Returns to His Projects, Is Willing to Collaborate, and Has a Track Record of Success
2001 is the year Dreamworks nabbed the Best Animated Film award away from Pixar, as
Shrek defeated
Monster's Inc. (though, I don't necessarily agree that it should have). But Adamson has been very successful with his work in the first to
Shrek films, gathering critical praise. And while
Narnia came off as a bit luke-warm critically, it was still predominantly favored. Adamson has also been able to return to his franchises, for at least two features with both. He's a director who knows both when to stay, and when to leave, and that's a quality I think we can all agree a director needs. And his willingness to collaborate with many different people on a project shows that he truly wants the best for it. Most people will say that
Star Wars should not be one man's burden, some even pressing that Lucas, himself, could not retain the weight of his stories and proved so much with his prequels. But with Disney backing, Lucas in the wings, and a script being penned by
Toy Story 3's Michael Ardnt, I don't see Adamson having a losing battle with Star Wars. He's not the big name, despite bringing home some big movies. But Andrew Adamson, in my humble opinion, would do very right by
Star Wars and should certainly be vied up there with the greats. Who do you want to see blow up the Death Star from the director's chair?