"She is as much a fan of genre movies ... and hearing her talk about, not just Star Wars, but hearing her talk about those kinds of films is evidence that she would just kill it.

"When you look at her work in Selma, which was as well told, sophisticated and humane as I think has come out in the last decade, I mean, she is just  if she can do that story that well, there's no question she'd kill (a Star Wars) movie."

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The "Selma" director later took to Twitter to share a video of Abrams' comments, captioning it, "The force is strong with this one. xo"

Abrams' "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" is releasing on December 25.