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Spielberg Says He Believes Aliens Are Here as Disclosure Day Nears Release

The director’s public conviction ties the film’s ‘data dump’ thriller to U.S. congressional testimony about unidentified aerial phenomena.

Overview

  • On Sunday, Steven Spielberg told interviewers he “absolutely” believes extraterrestrials have visited Earth and may still be present, a comment published days before his new film opens.
  • Disclosure Day is a thriller about a whistleblower who threatens to release a global archive of visual evidence of alien encounters and faces forces trying to stop the release.
  • The film stars Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colman Domingo and Colin Firth and has been screened in embargoed previews that drew early praise, especially for Blunt’s performance.
  • Universal plans a mid-June theatrical release with 70mm and IMAX presentations, with coverage reporting either June 11 or June 12 as the opening date.
  • Spielberg says recent visual evidence, documentaries and 2023 congressional testimony helped shift his view from speculation to conviction, a theme that the film uses to probe trust in institutions and belief.