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Steven Spielberg on his faith in alien life, the future of the movies and the power of empathy
Spielberg says the film uses alien disclosure to explore trust, secrecy and empathy, with cast members calling it a story about hope and humanity.
- On Friday, June 12, director Steven Spielberg releases Disclosure Day, his 37th film, a sci-fi thriller exploring governmental conspiracies surrounding extraterrestrial existence.
- Spielberg produced the film's 50-page treatment after being inspired by the 2023 House Subcommittee on National Security hearing on Unidentified Anomalous Phenomena.
- The thriller stars Josh O'Connor as a cybersecurity whistleblower exposing government secrets, while Emily Blunt plays a meteorologist encountering a mysterious epiphany.
- At the UK premiere, Spielberg expressed growing optimism about discovering alien life, stating, "My view has become more realistic" regarding extraterrestrial intelligence.
- Despite industry shifts toward streaming, Spielberg maintains faith in theatrical cinema, saying "the audience gives me belief that people still want to congregate in a dark space.
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When humanity receives irrefutable evidence that it is not alone in the universe, the world finds itself at a crossroads. That is the plot of Steven Spielberg's new film, Revelation Day. Ahead of its premiere, we have collected some interesting numbers from the director.
For the filmmaker, evidence of alien life is now "hard to ignore".
·Paris, France
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Steven Spielberg watches scene from "Close Encounters of the Third Kind"
In this web exclusive, Steven Spielberg, director of the new film "Disclosure Day," walks Turner Classic Movies host Ben Mankiewicz through a scene from his 1977 UFO classic "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," discussing Richard Dreyfuss' performance, the widescreen aspect ratio, and John Williams' music.
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