Steven Spielberg’s First Sci-Fi Movie in 8 Years Officially Praised as a Near-Perfect Return

2026 is a great year to be a fan of Steven Spielberg, but then again, so has almost every year since he first directed Jaws all the way back in 1975. Spielberg is responsible for some of the most famous franchises of all time, such as Jurassic Park, which just continued last year with another reboot, Jurassic World Rebirth (starring Scarlett Johansson). Spielberg also worked with George Lucas on the creation of the Indiana Jones franchise, which just wrapped up a few years ago on Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny — the franchise did expand into AAA video games not long ago, though, with Indiana Jones and the Great Circle. Spielberg has taken a break from sci-fi, which is well regarded as his strongest genre, but he returns to the world of science fiction in just a few weeks with the release of Disclosure Day.

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Disclosure Day is a new alien invasion sci-fi epic starring Emily Blunt and Josh O’Connor that’s coming to theaters around the world on June 12 courtesy of Universal Pictures. Plot specifics about the film are being kept under wraps, but it is confirmed to take place on Earth on the day that humans find out we aren’t alone in the universe. David Koepp, Spielberg’s long-time collaborator on other projects, penned the script for Disclosure Day, which also stars Colin Firth, Colman Domingo, and Wyatt Russell. While the review embargo for Disclosure Day has not yet lifted, attendees of early screenings have begun sharing first reactions to the film, and it sounds like Steven Spielberg’s return to sci-fi may be one of the best films of his career.

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