Muccino got this job on the strength of his two wildly popular mainstream Italian films, The Last Kiss (2001), which was recently remade, and Remember Me, My Love (2003). Both are available on DVD, in case you're interested in exploring him further. (I can't say I'm a big fan of either of 'em, though I like the energy of the former, not to mention one of its stars, Giovanna Mezzogiorno.) Muccino is set to direct Smith again for the upcoming Seven Pounds. For the record, I initially passed on Happyness but I may check it out now.