Why Spielberg’s Disclosure Day Is 2026’s Most Anticipated Sci‑Film

Steven Spielberg's Disclosure Day is an original idea from the director, with a screenplay by longtime collaborator David Koepp, that explores humanity's discovery that we're not alone. The film's title was revealed in December 2025 ahead of the first teaser; Universal Pictures will distribute the movie and has scheduled it for June 12, 2026, a date that coincides with the 45th anniversary of Raiders of the Lost Ark and the same June weekend E.T.

and Jurassic Park opened. As Spielberg's fifth film centered on aliens—after Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T., War of the Worlds, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull—Disclosure Day is his first sci‑fi blockbuster since 2018's Ready Player One and his first summer release since 2016's The BFG.

Early marketing, including a teaser and a Super Bowl spot, mixes the awe of Close Encounters with the cosmic dread of War of the Worlds and suggests a human‑centered drama set against a world‑altering event.

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