Twenty-one years have passed since Steven Spielberg last turned his attention to aliens. Disclosure Day, released in cinemas on 12 June, marks his return to his favourite genre. Although the film remains shrouded in mystery, the trailer offers a few clues: Emily Blunt stars as a weather presenter who appears to become possessed live on air. The forecast looks turbulent.
The premise centres on one question: what if a state secret unravelled live on television? For his 37th feature film, Spielberg has assembled an impressive cast. Emily Blunt plays a weather presenter exhibiting increasingly strange behaviour, Josh O’Connor stars as a hunted whistleblower, and Colin Firth portrays a bureaucrat willing to do anything to suppress the truth. John Williams provides the score, marking his thirtieth collaboration with the director.
An enigmatic teaser
In December 2025, a mysterious poster appeared in New York: an inverted eye embedded within the silhouette of a red cardinal against a black background. The slogan 'All Will Be Disclosed' and the date 12 June were enough to set social media ablaze. Universal later revealed the official title and the first trailer for Spielberg’s latest project.
A voice from elsewhere
English actress Emily Blunt plays a former journalist turned weather presenter in Kansas City. During a live broadcast, her voice begins to distort, emitting inhuman clicking sounds. The scene, unveiled during the Super Bowl trailer, sets the tone: Disclosure Day is not about an invasion, but a revelation. Margaret Fairchild unwillingly becomes the conduit for a presence from beyond.
While Margaret has no understanding of what is happening to her, Daniel Kellner knows exactly what he is dealing with. The cybersecurity expert, played by Josh O’Connor, has obtained classified documents — and has chosen to reveal the existence of extraterrestrial life to the world. 'I’m going to reveal everything to the entire world. Once and for all,' he warns in the trailer. According to O’Connor in an interview with the Associated Press, the two characters share a connection that they spend half the film uncovering.
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The side of silence
Trying to stop them is the film’s antagonist. Noah Scanlon, head of Wardex, a government contractor, will stop at nothing to bury the story. Colin Firth takes on the role, alongside Colman Domingo, Eve Hewson and Wyatt Russell in parts that remain tightly under wraps.
Some already see echoes of Spielberg’s earlier work. 'There are questions raised in Close Encounters of the Third Kind that Disclosure Day answers,' Emily Blunt told Empire Magazine. Spielberg’s 1977 classic depicted an ordinary man obsessed with a vision. His 2026 film reverses the perspective: it is no longer humanity seeking contact, but the extraterrestrial entering the human body.
Spielberg’s 37th film
At 79, the filmmaker delivers his thirty-seventh feature. His last mainstream science-fiction film was Ready Player One (2018), while his most recent alien film, War of the Worlds, dates back to 2005.
Disclosure Day arrives at a particularly timely moment, as Washington openly debates unidentified aerial phenomena in the United States. Since 2022, the US Congress has officially discussed their existence, with hearings involving military personnel and the declassification of government documents. The timing feels almost too perfect.
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