Steven Spielberg is the most versatile filmmaker on the planet. The man has tried his hand at different genres, with mostly successful results. But there's something... special... about him and science fiction, given the fact that some of his most iconic films — blockbusters, that too — belong to the sci-fi and fantasy genres ("Jurassic Park", "Minority Report").
So it's only natural for Spielberg fans to get enthusiastic about his return to the territory of "Close Encounters of the Third Kind", "E.T.", and "War of the Worlds" — well, the first one more than the others, it appears so.
His latest film, "Disclosure Day", which was written by David Koepp ("Jurassic Park") from the former's story, is driven by his curiosity to know if there are other living beings out there in the universe. “If I could know, I would want to know,” the legendary filmmaker told Empire magazine. “Who would not want to know? There are also great questions on what kind of social and theological disruption would occur if such an event were disclosed beyond anyone’s reasonable doubts.”
A filmmaker who never repeats himself, despite returning to the same genre multiple times, Spielberg says he asks different questions in "Disclosure Day".
“I have seven solid decades of a vast personal interest in what lies beyond our atmosphere, in the cosmos, and what is within our atmosphere right here on planet Earth. The question has always remained for me: are we alone on our own planet? I cannot imagine that we are alone out there. That question has not only haunted me, but it has also inspired me. But, I think, it has now resolved itself to my satisfaction in 'Disclosure Day',” he adds.
In the same interview, Spielberg credits his father for generating an interest in science and science fiction. “My dad took me outside when I was five years old in New Jersey to watch a meteor shower. Then he built me a homemade reflecting telescope, where I was able to see the moons around Jupiter and the rings around Saturn. So, I give credit to my father for instilling in me both the values of science and imagination.”
Emily Blunt, who plays the film's female lead, told Empire that “there are definitely questions posed by 'Close Encounters' that are answered in 'Disclosure Day'.”
Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth, Colman Domingo, Eve Hewson, and Wyatt Russell are among the other principal cast members of the film, which hits theatres on 12 June 2026.
