{"id":3843,"date":"2026-05-28T17:08:28","date_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:08:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/steven-spielberg-stuns-fans-by-suggesting-close-encounters-with-aliens-in-new-film-trailer\/"},"modified":"2026-05-28T17:08:28","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T17:08:28","slug":"steven-spielberg-stuns-fans-by-suggesting-close-encounters-with-aliens-in-new-film-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/steven-spielberg-stuns-fans-by-suggesting-close-encounters-with-aliens-in-new-film-trailer\/","title":{"rendered":"Steven Spielberg stuns fans by suggesting &#8216;close encounters&#8217; with aliens in new film trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F3%2F2026%2F05%2F128981134.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module alignleft wp-block-nypost-editor-partner-article-links\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Steven Spielberg has stunned fans after appearing to claim that he has seen proof that aliens have visited Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Spielberg makes a surprising appearance in the new trailer for his latest blockbuster,\u00a0Disclosure Day, starring Josh O\u2019Connor and Emily Blunt.<\/p>\n<p>In the film, Blunt plays a Kansas City TV meteorologist who is suddenly overcome by a mysterious extraterrestrial force while taping a weather segment live on air, and is joined by Josh O\u2019Connor, who stars as an alien life believer, determined to reveal the truth about life outside of Earth to the rest of the world. Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, Colman Domingo, Wyatt Russell, and Henry Lloyd-Hughes round out the cast.<\/p>\n<p>The final trailer, released on Thursday, starts with Spielberg doing a direct-to-camera address.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Steven Spielberg has stunned fans after appearing to claim that he has seen proof that aliens have visited Earth. <span class=\"credit\">Universal Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cI am much more inclined now than I was when I made Close Encounters to really believe that we\u2019re not the only intelligent civilization in the universe,\u201d he says, before footage from the film kicks in.<\/p>\n<p>O\u2019Connor\u2019s character, Daniel Kellner, then admits he has stolen long-kept government secrets about proof of living beings not on Earth.<\/p>\n<p>Spielberg continues, saying, \u201cThis is a story about us. All of us, up against the most extraordinary event in human history. I used to say to myself wouldn\u2019t it be wonderful if all of this were true? And now I\u2019m thinking, wouldn\u2019t it be wonderful for people to know all of this IS true?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Fans rushed to the comments to debate Spielberg\u2019s decision to appear in the trailer and question what he was implying with his comments.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe timing of this is definitely not a coincidence lol,\u201d remarked one fan.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Spielberg makes a surprising appearance in the new trailer for his latest blockbuster, Disclosure Day, starring Josh O\u2019Connor and Emily Blunt (pictured). <span class=\"credit\">Universal Pictures\/Courtesy Everett Collection<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>Josh O\u2019Connor\u2019s character, Daniel Kellner, admits he has stolen long-kept government secrets about proof of living beings not on Earth. <span class=\"credit\">AP<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cWhy do I get the idea that this is a soft opening for the actual disclosure day?\u201d commented a second.<\/p>\n<p>A third wrote: \u201cThis makes me feel like this is an actual reveal.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe way he says \u2018All of this is true\u2019 sounds like a disclosure in itself,\u201d insisted another.<\/p>\n<p>A fifth fan agreed, adding: \u201cDefinitely not a coincidence, disclosure day is coming.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The release of the film comes\u00a0amid the release of numerous UFO files\u00a0from the US government over the last few months.<\/p>\n<p>The film is getting rave reviews from critics, seemingly marking a return to form for Spielberg after a few years out of the blockbuster game.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>\u201cI am much more inclined now than I was when I made Close Encounters to really believe that we\u2019re not the only intelligent civilisation in the universe,\u201d Spielberg says in the final trailer, before footage from the film kicks in. <span class=\"credit\">Universal Pictures<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/disclosure-day-first-reactions-steven-spielberg-2000763976\">Gizmodo<\/a>\u00a0senior entertainment reporter Germain Lussier took to X to share his reaction, writing, \u201cI loved \u2018Disclosure Day.\u2019 A dense roller coaster ride blending chase film, love story, &amp; mystery, all wrapped in sci-fi wonder. It\u2019s Spielberg\u2019s best film in 20 years, filled w\/ all the magic that makes his films so special, plus an all-time character\/performance by Emily Blunt.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Collider\u2019s Editor-in-Chief, Steven Weintraub, agreed with Lussier\u2019s sentiments, saying, \u201cIn a shock to absolutely no one, Steven Spielberg has delivered another towering home run with \u2018Disclosure Day.\u2019 I could go on and on about what I loved, but I was lucky enough to see the movie knowing almost nothing, and I strongly recommend you do the same. Stop watching the trailers. The one thing I will say: Emily Blunt is incredible. I know big summer movies aren\u2019t usually the kinds of performances that get awards-season attention, but once people see what she does in this\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Disclosure Day\u00a0hits cinemas around the world next month.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/pagesix.com\/2026\/05\/28\/entertainment\/steven-spielberg-stuns-fans-by-suggesting-close-encounters-with-aliens-in-new-film-trailer\/\" target=\"_blank\">Source link<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Steven Spielberg has stunned fans after appearing to claim that he has seen proof that<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3844,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3843","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/128981134.jpg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3843","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3843"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3843\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/3844"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3843"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=3843"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/login9ja.com\/global\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=3843"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}