Spielberg Revisits Extraterrestrial Sci-Fi Roots in Disclosure Day Super Bowl Trailer

Universal Pictures used the massive Super Bowl LX stage to debut the first full trailer for Disclosure Day, the upcoming sci-fi feature that finds Steven Spielberg returning to the genre that defined much of his filmmaking legacy.

Set for a theatrical release on June 12, the film is being kept largely mysterious, with the studio revealing little beyond an evocative logline that frames the story as a global reckoning: 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 seven billion people. We are coming close to… Disclosure Day.

The project marks Spielberg’s first feature since The Fabelmans, his semi-autobiographical drama that earned seven Academy Award nominations in 2023, including best picture and best director. With Disclosure Day, the filmmaker circles back to science fiction and extraterrestrial themes that defined classics such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind, E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial and War of the Worlds.

While plot specifics remain under wraps, the trailer suggests a sweeping, high-stakes story centered on humanity’s confrontation with proof of life beyond Earth, unfolding on a scale that impacts the entire planet rather than a single community or family.

The ensemble cast includes Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson and Colman Domingo, joining Spielberg in what is shaping up to be one of the summer’s most closely watched releases.

Spielberg conceived the story and reteams with longtime collaborator David Koepp, who wrote the screenplay. The pair have previously worked together on several of Spielberg’s most commercially and critically successful films. Spielberg produces alongside Kristie Macosko Krieger through Amblin Entertainment.