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Paris, The Grand Rex, June 2 2026
Some premieres feel like mere promotional stunts, while others give the impression that you’re witnessing a true moment in cinema history. On tuesday June 2, 2026, Paris’s legendary Grand Rex was transformed into the global headquarters of science fiction to host the world premiere of *Disclosure Day*, Steven Spielberg’s new film. Before a particularly enthusiastic audience, the American director took the stage at Europe’s largest movie theater alongside producer Kristie Macosko Krieger, screenwriter David Koepp, and actors Colman Domingo, Josh O’Connor, and Wyatt Russell. For nearly ten minutes, the team presented the feature film before the screening, in an electric atmosphere reminiscent of the heyday of international Hollywood blockbuster premieres. Seeing Steven Spielberg greet the Parisian audience in this iconic venue had a symbolic quality: nearly half a century after revolutionizing science fiction with *Close Encounters of the Third Kind*, the filmmaker returns today to his extraterrestrial obsessions with a film that seems to engage directly with his entire career.
With Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg returns to a territory he knows better than anyone. From Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1977, to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1982, and War of the Worlds in 2005, the director has never stopped questioning humanity’s place in the universe. Yet this time, the tone is radically different. Whereas Close Encounters was driven by wonder and hope, Disclosure Day seems to explore the more unsettling consequences of revealing a truth that some would prefer to keep hidden. The film follows a whistleblower on the run as a massive government conspiracy threatens to be exposed, with the ultimate stakes being what the film calls “Disclosure Day”—the day when the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence will be officially revealed to humanity. The film’s tagline, “What if we proved to you that we are not alone?”, perfectly sums up this more adult and paranoid take on the subject. According to production notes, the project was inspired in part by a 2017 New York Times article on the Pentagon’s secret program dedicated to unidentified aerial phenomena, an article that reportedly rekindled Steven Spielberg’s fascination with the subject.
One of the most fascinating anecdotes surrounding the film’s genesis concerns its writing process. While mulling over the project following the highly publicized U.S. Congressional hearings on unidentified aerial phenomena in 2023, Steven Spielberg reportedly began drafting the story directly on his cell phone, just as he had done several decades earlier while developing certain elements of Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Producer Kristie Macosko Krieger recounts receiving increasingly detailed notes from the director on a daily basis until a 52-page document, written entirely on an iPhone, took shape. This draft was then entrusted to David Koepp, the filmmaker’s longtime collaborator on Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Particularly revealing of the project’s ambition, David Koepp stated that he produced no fewer than forty-two versions of the screenplay—the highest number of rewrites in his entire career. This fact alone attests to the exacting standards Steven Spielberg continues to impose on his productions after more than fifty years in the business.
The cast brings together several generations of talent around Emily Blunt, who plays Margaret Fairchild, a Kansas City weather anchor whose life is turned upside down when she finds herself confronted with secrets beyond anything she could have imagined. Alongside her, Josh O’Connor plays Daniel Kellner, a cybersecurity specialist linked to a mysterious organization called WARDEX, while Colin Firth portrays Noah Scanlon, the head of an organization that has allegedly been concealing evidence related to extraterrestrial visitors for decades. Colman Domingo brings his magnetic presence to the character of Hugo Wakefield, and Eve Hewson rounds out this prestigious cast in the role of Jane Blankenship.
Synopsis :
What if you found out we’re not alone? What if we showed you, proved it to you—would that scare you? People have a right to the truth. It belongs to seven billion people. Every second brings us closer to the inevitable… Disclosure Day.
Disclosure Day
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by David Koepp
Story by Steven Spielberg
Produced by Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg
Starring Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, Colman Domingo
Cinematography : Janusz Kamiński
Edited by Sarah Broshar
Music by John Williams
Production company : Amblin Entertainment
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date : June 10, 2026 (France), June 12, 2026 (United States)
Running time : 145 minutes
Paris, The Grand Rex, June 2 2026
Some premieres feel like mere promotional stunts, while others give the impression that you’re witnessing a true moment in cinema history. On tuesday June 2, 2026, Paris’s legendary Grand Rex was transformed into the global headquarters of science fiction to host the world premiere of *Disclosure Day*, Steven Spielberg’s new film. Before a particularly enthusiastic audience, the American director took the stage at Europe’s largest movie theater alongside producer Kristie Macosko Krieger, screenwriter David Koepp, and actors Colman Domingo, Josh O’Connor, and Wyatt Russell. For nearly ten minutes, the team presented the feature film before the screening, in an electric atmosphere reminiscent of the heyday of international Hollywood blockbuster premieres. Seeing Steven Spielberg greet the Parisian audience in this iconic venue had a symbolic quality: nearly half a century after revolutionizing science fiction with *Close Encounters of the Third Kind*, the filmmaker returns today to his extraterrestrial obsessions with a film that seems to engage directly with his entire career.
With Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg returns to a territory he knows better than anyone. From Close Encounters of the Third Kind in 1977, to E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial in 1982, and War of the Worlds in 2005, the director has never stopped questioning humanity’s place in the universe. Yet this time, the tone is radically different. Whereas Close Encounters was driven by wonder and hope, Disclosure Day seems to explore the more unsettling consequences of revealing a truth that some would prefer to keep hidden. The film follows a whistleblower on the run as a massive government conspiracy threatens to be exposed, with the ultimate stakes being what the film calls “Disclosure Day”—the day when the existence of extraterrestrial intelligence will be officially revealed to humanity. The film’s tagline, “What if we proved to you that we are not alone?”, perfectly sums up this more adult and paranoid take on the subject. According to production notes, the project was inspired in part by a 2017 New York Times article on the Pentagon’s secret program dedicated to unidentified aerial phenomena, an article that reportedly rekindled Steven Spielberg’s fascination with the subject.
One of the most fascinating anecdotes surrounding the film’s genesis concerns its writing process. While mulling over the project following the highly publicized U.S. Congressional hearings on unidentified aerial phenomena in 2023, Steven Spielberg reportedly began drafting the story directly on his cell phone, just as he had done several decades earlier while developing certain elements of Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
Producer Kristie Macosko Krieger recounts receiving increasingly detailed notes from the director on a daily basis until a 52-page document, written entirely on an iPhone, took shape. This draft was then entrusted to David Koepp, the filmmaker’s longtime collaborator on Jurassic Park, The Lost World: Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull. Particularly revealing of the project’s ambition, David Koepp stated that he produced no fewer than forty-two versions of the screenplay—the highest number of rewrites in his entire career. This fact alone attests to the exacting standards Steven Spielberg continues to impose on his productions after more than fifty years in the business.
The cast brings together several generations of talent around Emily Blunt, who plays Margaret Fairchild, a Kansas City weather anchor whose life is turned upside down when she finds herself confronted with secrets beyond anything she could have imagined. Alongside her, Josh O’Connor plays Daniel Kellner, a cybersecurity specialist linked to a mysterious organization called WARDEX, while Colin Firth portrays Noah Scanlon, the head of an organization that has allegedly been concealing evidence related to extraterrestrial visitors for decades. Colman Domingo brings his magnetic presence to the character of Hugo Wakefield, and Eve Hewson rounds out this prestigious cast in the role of Jane Blankenship.
Synopsis :
What if you found out we’re not alone? What if we showed you, proved it to you—would that scare you? People have a right to the truth. It belongs to seven billion people. Every second brings us closer to the inevitable… Disclosure Day.
Disclosure Day
Directed by Steven Spielberg
Written by David Koepp
Story by Steven Spielberg
Produced by Kristie Macosko Krieger, Steven Spielberg
Starring Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, Colman Domingo
Cinematography : Janusz Kamiński
Edited by Sarah Broshar
Music by John Williams
Production company : Amblin Entertainment
Distributed by Universal Pictures
Release date : June 10, 2026 (France), June 12, 2026 (United States)
Running time : 145 minutes
