Steven Spielberg's latest feature film, Disclosure Day, is stirring up buzz ahead of its release on the 2026 movie schedule. For starters, the film marks Spielberg’s first directorial effort since 2022’s The Fabelmans, and it also marks his return to the science-fiction genre. There have also been a few conspiracy theories surrounding this latest Spielberg-helmed UFO tale as well. I’ve known about that chatter for a little while now, but I didn’t know about one piece of government-related gossip. And, now, the film’s writer is sharing his take on that claim.
Disclosure Day tells the story of a young man seeking to divulge major information that could change the world. While many of the finer story details are being kept under lock and key, it’s clear there’s an extraterrestrial force at play in the movie. For that reason, some people apparently believe Spielberg is releasing this film to help the government prepare the masses to make first contact with aliens. Screenwriter David Koepp is aware, and he shared a great take on it with SFX Magazine on CinemaBlend:
