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Disclosure Day: An Action Movie That "Comes Out Of The Gate Very Fast"

Disclosure Day director Steven Spielberg says that the film is very much an action film that "comes out of the gate very fast."

We are getting a lot of fun movies this summer, but one special treat we have right around the corner is director Steven Spielberg making another science fiction movie. We're still learning a lot about the film, and it seems like we're going to have to wait until release day before we're actually disclosed much [I'll see myself out]. Spielberg has directed a wide variety of films across many different genres, each with its own pacing and structure. However, when it comes to Disclosure Day, Spielberg explained to Empire that this is an action movie that doesn't take its sweet time getting going, but that doesn't mean we'll lose anything along the way.

"It's an action movie," Spielberg explained. "It has a large scale. It comes out of the gate very fast. I think this is a very experiential story. … It's also a very emotional deep dive into how people perceive each other, so it has echoes of the divisiveness that goes on today. Within the genre of science-fiction, it offers a few solutions regarding the importance of empathy."

Of course, the first thing everyone is doing is comparing this film to Close Encounters because of course they are. If Spielberg made another movie and a dinosaur showed up, we'd all be comparing it to Jurassic Park. It's in our nature to compare things. However, screenwriter David Koepp explained that while Disclosure Day "has a certain amount in common with certain '70s conspiracy thrillers but in a completely different way from Close Encounters," that wasn't the film he would compare this. Koepp explained, "This felt like Three Days Of The Condor to me. Conspiracies are fantastic for movies because they're an onion, and you peel away layers and find out more and more."

Considering the state of everything, a good conspiracy theory film is always going to be fun. Just saw someone online today ask where the stars were in the picture NASA released of the Earth from the Aretmis II mission, like it was some massive gotcha.

Disclosure Day: Summary, Cast List, Release Date

If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people.

We are coming close to … Disclosure Day.

Universal Pictures is proud to release a new original event film created and directed by Steven Spielberg. The film stars SAG winner and Oscar® nominee Emily Blunt (Oppenheimer, A Quiet Place), Emmy and Golden Globe winner Josh O'Connor (Challengers, The Crown), Oscar® winner Colin Firth (The King's Speech, Kingsman franchise), Eve Hewson (Bad Sisters, The Perfect Couple) and two-time Oscar® nominee Colman Domingo (Sing Sing, Rustin).

Based on a story by Spielberg, the screenplay is by David Koepp, whose previous work with Spielberg includes the scripts for Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Combined, those films earned more than $3 billion worldwide. Koepp also wrote the script for this 2025's Jurassic World Rebirth.

Disclosure Day is produced by five-time Academy Award® nominee Kristie Macosko Krieger (The Fabelmans, West Side Story) and by Spielberg for Amblin Entertainment. The executive producers are Adam Somner and Chris Brigham.

Steven Spielberg is one of the industry's most successful and influential filmmakers. The top-grossing director of all time, Spielberg has helmed such blockbusters as Jaws, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, the Indiana Jones franchise and Jurassic Park.

Among his myriad honors, he is a three-time Academy Award® winner, including Oscars® for Best Director and Best Picture for Schindler's List, which received a total of seven Oscars®, and for Best Director for Saving Private Ryan. His most recent film, The Fabelmans, was released by Universal in 2022 and received seven Academy Award® nominations, including for Directing, Best Original Screenplay, Best Actress and Best Picture. Disclosure Day will be released in theaters on June 12, 2026.

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