Very exciting. The disaster scenes in The Impossible were incredibly intense and had a lot of practical effects too. I wonder if the JW sequel will have more practical elements than the first
I'd hope that he'd push for them. I didn't have a problem with the practical nor CG effects in JW, but if he is someone who is experienced in making them work, then by all means I look forward to seeing him push to get more practical stuff happening.
In the meantime I guess I'm gonna watch The Orphanage and The Impossible to get an idea of how great a director he is.