Universal Pictures just dropped the final trailer for Disclosure Day, Steven Spielberg’s first sci-fi film since 2005’s War of the Worlds and his first directorial effort since 2022’s The Fabelmans.
The film hits theaters and IMAX on June 12, and this final trailer is the most revealing look yet at what Spielberg has been cooking up.
What does the final trailer for Disclosure Day actually reveal?
The story follows Daniel Kellner, played by Josh O’Connor, who goes on the run after stealing classified government secrets about extraterrestrial life. Emily Blunt plays Margaret Fairchild, a TV meteorologist in Kansas City who begins channeling an alien language mid-weather broadcast without any explanation.
The trailer reveals that Daniel and Margaret share a mysterious childhood connection, with hints that both may have been subjects of alien experiments at some point. Colin Firth plays a government figure who works to suppress the truth with advanced mind-linking technology, fearing global chaos if the secret gets out.
The final shot shows both lead characters making contact with the aliens as children and as adults. We also get to see crop circles, Area 51 references, Roswell nods, and animals behaving unnaturally, with deer, cardinals, goats, and raccoons staring directly at humans on screen.
The aliens themselves finally get their first on-screen reveal, and their faces bear a striking resemblance to the creatures from Spielberg’s own Close Encounters of the Third Kind.
The most striking thing about this trailer is Spielberg himself
What sets this trailer apart is Spielberg stepping in front of the camera himself, talking about how his belief in extraterrestrial life has genuinely shifted since making Close Encounters nearly five decades ago. He says directly: “I am much more inclined now than I was when I made Close Encounters to really believe that we’re not the only intelligent civilization in the universe.”
He goes even further with a line that gives the whole film extra weight: “I used to say to myself, wouldn’t it be wonderful if all of this turned out to be true. I’m now thinking, wouldn’t it be wonderful for people to know all of this is true.”
The timing of this movie seems almost too perfect
The US government recently released declassified UAP documents and Navy pilot footage that have been impossible to fully explain away. Spielberg has openly said that this cultural and political moment directly inspired the film. The official logline also says it plainly: the truth belongs to seven billion people. This line hits very differently in 2026 than it would have a decade ago.
Notably, the entire third act of Disclosure Day has been kept out of all marketing material, so what you see in this trailer is only part of the story.
Stephan is the sports journalist for the Maple Grove Report.
