In regards to JJ Abrams, while the quality of his directing usually varies, his work as a producer is usually pretty good or at least decent. As far as Goldman is concerned, he is 50/50 in terms of quality and execution. Sometimes, you get a Batman and Robin, other times you get a Strange New Worlds.
With Francis Lawrence coming back to direct, I am a lot more hopeful that this will be good. At least for me, he hasn’t made a bad film. Red Sparrow I can’t speak to, but all of his films that I’ve seen usually range from decent to genuinely great. He’s only gotten better as a director over the years, so I’m even more excited to see what he does with this with the experience he’s gained since directing the first Constantine. I am also hopeful that he’ll have a ton of input on the script and do rewrites with another writer, so I’m not as worried about Goldsman being attached.