Spielberg unveils ‘Disclosure Day’ trailer, returns to UFOs

Steven Spielberg released the first trailer for his secretive UFO film Disclosure Day, starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, and Colman Domingo, set for theatrical release on June 12, 2026.bloody-disgusting

The film marks Spielberg’s return to the extraterrestrial genre that defined classics like Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T., reuniting him with screenwriter David Koepp and composer John Williams for their 30th collaboration.esquire

The marketing campaign built suspense through cryptic billboards in New York and Los Angeles featuring an upside-down eye and the tagline “all will be disclosed,” while maintaining unprecedented secrecy around the plot and title.esquire

Spielberg Unveils “Disclosure Day” Trailer, Returns to UFO Filmmaking

Steven Spielberg released the first trailer for his highly secretive UFO film “Disclosure Day” on Tuesday, marking the director’s return to extraterrestrial storytelling after nearly two decades.bloody-disgusting

Universal Pictures debuted the teaser for the June 12, 2026 release, which stars Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, and Colman Domingo. The film reunites Spielberg with screenwriter David Koepp, who penned “Jurassic Park” and “War of the Worlds,” and marks the 30th collaboration between the director and composer John Williams.esquire

Marketing Campaign Built on Mystery

The trailer arrives days after cryptic billboards appeared in New York’s Times Square and Los Angeles on December 10, featuring an unsettling image of a human eye peering through shadows and the tagline “all will be disclosed”. The marketing campaign successfully maintained secrecy around the project, with the title and plot remaining unknown until the trailer’s release.bloody-disgusting

According to a logline, the film asks: “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 7 billion people”.people

Return to Familiar Territory

“Disclosure Day” represents Spielberg’s first film since 2022’s “The Fabelmans,” which earned $45.6 million at the box office and seven Oscar nominations. The project returns the 78-year-old director to the UFO genre he helped define with “Close Encounters of the Third Kind” in 1977, “E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial” in 1982, and “War of the Worlds” in 2005.variety

Domingo, who previously worked with Spielberg on “Lincoln,” described the script as deeply human. “I read the script immediately and burst into tears, because I think there is so much humanity in it,” he told Esquire. The film was shot in New Jersey and has been shrouded in more secrecy than many of Spielberg’s previous works.hollywoodreporter