{"id":27771,"date":"2026-04-18T06:00:37","date_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:00:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=27771"},"modified":"2026-04-18T06:00:40","modified_gmt":"2026-04-18T06:00:40","slug":"steven-spielberg-says-disclosure-day-is-closer-to-truth-than-fiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=27771","title":{"rendered":"Steven Spielberg says &#8216;Disclosure Day&#8217; is closer to truth than fiction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">LAS VEGAS \u2013 Director <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/celebrity\/articles\/steven-spielberg-shades-timoth-e-020807871.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steven Spielberg;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Steven Spielberg&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Steven Spielberg <\/a>confirmed that aliens are the subject of his upcoming film &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/steven-spielbergs-disclosure-day-reveals-235111386.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Disclosure Day;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Disclosure Day&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Disclosure Day<\/a>&#8221; and debuted new footage during the Universal Studios presentation at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/snoop-dogg-reveals-biopic-life-234106961.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 15.;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 15.&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 15.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I\u2019ve been curious ever since I was a little kid about what\u2019s happening in the night sky,&#8221; he told the audience, saying that the possibility of extraterrestrial life sparks his creativity.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Spielberg&#8217;s return to the summer blockbuster appears to follow <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/murder-hot-priests-knives-fans-224800435.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Josh O'Connor;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Josh O'Connor&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Josh O&#8217;Connor<\/a>&#8216;s character, Daniel Kelner, fighting to reveal the existence of extra-terrestrial life along with Emily Blunt and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/entertainment\/celebrities\/colman-domingo\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Colman Domingo;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Colman Domingo&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Colman Domingo<\/a>. Connor and Blunt appear to play characters that are possessed by aliens. Colin Firth appears to lead a shadowy government entity tasked with keeping the existence of aliens secret.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The &#8220;Jaws&#8221; filmmaker said the film was &#8220;way closer to truth than to fiction.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He pointed to a 2017 New York Times report on <a href=\"https:\/\/creativehammer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/12\/171216-disclosure-lite-nyt.pdf\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:the existence of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;the existence of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program&quot;}\" class=\"link \">the existence of the Advanced Aerospace Threat Identification Program<\/a> for the return to the subject he&#8217;s explored in &#8220;E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial&#8221; and &#8220;Close Encounters of the Third Kind&#8221; saying that it made him curious again.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-0 size-full\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-3 right-3 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" class=\"fixed bottom-0 left-0 right-0 top-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\" \/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">Filmmaker Steven Spielberg arrives on stage during Universal Pictures and Focus Features presentation at CinemaCon at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas, Nev. on April 15, 2026.<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>CinemaCon 2026: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/christopher-nolan-hypes-odysessy-longest-004757319.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:Christopher Nolan hypes 'The Odyssey' as his 'longest-held ambition';elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Christopher Nolan hypes 'The Odyssey' as his 'longest-held ambition'&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">Christopher Nolan hypes &#8216;The Odyssey&#8217; as his &#8216;longest-held ambition&#8217;<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I truly believe that this movie is going to answer questions and cause you to ask a lot of questions,&#8221; Spielberg said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">The multi-Oscar award winner said that he has been highly protective of the film&#8217;s third act due to younger audiences using marketing materials to anticipate plot points in upcoming films.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;All you need to get from the beginning to the end is a seatbelt,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Domingo, who introduced and interviewed Spielberg, announced that film titan won the Motion Picture Association&#8217;s&#8217; America 250 award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Steven Spielberg defines what Americans think when they think of movies,&#8221; MPA Chairman Charles Rivkin said when he presented the award.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">In his acceptance speech, the Oscar-winner recounted the story of him falling in love with film and showing movies for charity in his childhood home in Phoenix and making money by &#8220;charging 12-cents for popcorn.&#8221;<\/p>\n<div class=\"-mx-4 mb-5 max-w-[750px] md:mx-0\">\n<div aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"mx-4 md:mx-0\">\n<div class=\"my-2 flex items-center justify-between\">\n<h2 class=\"text-base font-bold text-primary\">Tom Hanks, Robert Downey Jr., more CinemaCon stars reveal their movies<\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"ml-1 font-normal text-primary\"><span class=\"font-bold text-hulk-pants dark:text-thanos\">1<\/span> of <span>70<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"relative text-sm pr-2.5 text-tertiary\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p style=\"margin: 0px\">The biggest names in Hollywood are unveiling their buzzy new movies at <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2026\/04\/13\/spider-man-brand-new-day-peter-parker-name-cinemacon\/89598985007\/\">CinemaCon 2026<\/a>, the Las Vegas convention for theater owners, starting with <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2026\/04\/16\/avengers-doomsday-cinemacon-trailer\/89651616007\/\">Robert Downey Jr.<\/a> <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><span class=\"exclude-from-newsgate\"><strong>CinemaCon 2026: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/supergirl-milly-alcock-shows-off-040517168.html\" data-ylk=\"slk:'Supergirl' Milly Alcock shows off her powers in thrilling new footage;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas;outcm:mb_qualified_link;_E:mb_qualified_link;ct:story;\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;'Supergirl' Milly Alcock shows off her powers in thrilling new footage&quot;}\" class=\"link  yahoo-link\">&#8216;Supergirl&#8217; Milly Alcock shows off her powers in thrilling new footage<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;Nothing could compete with sitting in the first three rows of a movie palace (and) watching a Cecil B. DeMille epic with color by Technicolor,&#8221; Spielberg said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">He called for studios to expand the exclusive theater window for films and rely less on already produced intellectual property. &#8220;If all we make is known branded IP we&#8217;re going to run out of gas and we&#8217;re going to run out of gas very quickly,&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.usatoday.com\/story\/entertainment\/movies\/2026\/04\/15\/steven-spielberg-disclosure-day-aliens\/89632577007\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Steven Spielberg says 'Disclosure Day' is closer to truth than fiction;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" data-yga=\"{&quot;yLinkElement&quot;:&quot;context_link&quot;,&quot;yModuleName&quot;:&quot;content-canvas&quot;,&quot;yLinkText&quot;:&quot;Steven Spielberg says 'Disclosure Day' is closer to truth than fiction&quot;}\" class=\"link \">Steven Spielberg says &#8216;Disclosure Day&#8217; is closer to truth than fiction<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.yahoo.com\/entertainment\/movies\/articles\/steven-spielberg-says-disclosure-day-023251768.html\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAS VEGAS \u2013 Director Steven Spielberg confirmed that aliens are the subject of his upcoming film &#8220;Disclosure Day&#8221; and debuted new footage during the Universal Studios presentation at CinemaCon in Las Vegas on April 15. &#8220;I\u2019ve been curious ever since I was a little kid about what\u2019s happening in the night sky,&#8221; he told the &#8230; <a title=\"Steven Spielberg says &#8216;Disclosure Day&#8217; is closer to truth than fiction\" class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/?p=27771\" aria-label=\"Read more about Steven Spielberg says &#8216;Disclosure Day&#8217; is closer to truth than fiction\">Read more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":27772,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"fifu_image_url":"","fifu_image_alt":"","_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-27771","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/Steven-Spielberg-says-Disclosure-Day-is-closer-to-truth-than.jpeg","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27771","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27771"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27771\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":27773,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27771\/revisions\/27773"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/27772"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27771"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27771"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.jubi24.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27771"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}