Steven Spielberg Finally Answers the Big Question on Aliens Ahead of New UFO Movie
With Disclosure Day on the horizon, Steven Spielberg reignites the are-we-alone debate, sharing his take on alien reality as he promotes his latest dive into extraterrestrial mysteries.
Steven Spielberg is back on the UFO beat with his next directing gig, Disclosure Day, and he is not hedging about where he stands on the big question. He thinks we are absolutely not alone.
Spielberg on aliens: not a maybe, a guarantee
While rolling out a new featurette for Disclosure Day, the multiple Oscar winner connected his latest film to a career-long obsession with the unexplainable. He framed it like this:
"I've always been fascinated with things that cannot be explained. And I've made a lot of movies about things that can't be explained, from sharks to saucers."
Then he went further, calling extraterrestrial life a certainty, not speculation:
"When I was just a little kid, I remember developing a real curiosity about the sky at night, and what's happening up there. And also, not the possibility, but the guarantee that there is life off this planet."
He also nodded to how the conversation has blown up lately, saying public curiosity about what might be in our skies and even in our day-to-day reality has reached a tipping point. As he put it, people keep asking: Are we alone, and if not, why haven’t we been told?
So what is Disclosure Day actually about?
The studio is keeping plot details under wraps. The hook is extraterrestrials, obviously, but beyond that, the featurette is more about vibe than spoilers. Classic Spielberg move: dangle mystery, let the speculation machines do the rest.
The cast and the date
However the story lands, the lineup is loaded:
- Emily Blunt
- Josh O'Connor
- Colin Firth
- Eve Hewson
- Colman Domingo
- Wyatt Russell
- Elizabeth Marvel
Disclosure Day is set to open in theaters on June 12, 2026.