What's the other movie?
Exodus: Gods and Kings. Scott said you couldn't trust a film of that budget and stature to newcomers or lesser known names because the studios wouldn't go for it. Star Wars is of much bigger stature and budget from a bigger studio and they have cast 4 non-big names as the top 4 billed. Star Wars will make more in pre-sales than Exodus made at the box office during its total run. I know Star Wars is a different animal, but that is just to call out his excuse.