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Steven Spielberg believes we will discover aliens in our lifetime
Key takeaways
- From the friendly alien at the heart of E.T. to the mysterious visitors in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, some of his most celebrated films have explored humanity's fascination with life beyond Earth.
- Now, the Oscar-winning director is returning to that theme once again with Disclosure Day, a sci-fi thriller starring Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colman Domingo, Colin Firth and Eve Hewson.
- The film imagines a world on the brink of a revelation: proof that non-human intelligence exists and has been hidden in plain sight.
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Yasmin Rufo Leicester Square Getty Images Spielberg's 37th film is a spiritual companion to Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T.For more than 40 years, Steven Spielberg has been asking audiences the same question: what if we're not alone?
From the friendly alien at the heart of E.T. to the mysterious visitors in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, some of his most celebrated films have explored humanity's fascination with life beyond Earth.
Now, the Oscar-winning director is returning to that theme once again with Disclosure Day, a sci-fi thriller starring Emily Blunt, Josh O'Connor, Colman Domingo, Colin Firth and Eve Hewson.
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