Disclosure Day Interview Archive

Every interview with the cast and crew - quotes, transcripts, and video links

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"I cried reading this script. Multiple times."
- Colman Domingo
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"Seven billion people deserve the truth."
- Josh O'Connor (in film)
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"I've waited 50 years to tell this story."
- Steven Spielberg
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Steven Spielberg

Director

Empire Magazine January 2026 Cover Story
"Disclosure Day Is My Most Personal Sci-Fi Film"

Key Quotes

"I've been waiting almost 50 years to tell this story. Close Encounters was about the wonder of discovery. This film is about what happens after - when the world has to reckon with the truth."
On returning to UFO cinema
"The current conversation around UAPs made me realize the time was finally right. People are ready to have this conversation seriously."
On the film's timing
"Emily brought something I didn't expect. Sarah Chen was written as a scientist, but Emily made her a mother, a daughter, a person who happens to be at the center of the most important event in human history."
On Emily Blunt's performance

In-depth cover story interview covering the film's genesis, Spielberg's personal connection to UFO culture, and why he chose this particular moment to return to the subject.

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Deadline December 2025 Video Interview
Spielberg Discusses Working With John Williams "One More Time"

Key Quotes

"John called me and said, 'If you're making another alien movie, I have to do the music. I have ideas I've been saving for 40 years.'"
On John Williams' involvement
🎥 Video Interview - 18 minutes
Click to watch on Deadline
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Emily Blunt

Sarah Chen

Vanity Fair December 2025 Profile
Emily Blunt on Playing Humanity's First Contact

Key Quotes

"Sarah is a scientist who suddenly becomes the most important person on Earth. She's not prepared for it. Nobody would be."
On her character
"Working with Steven is like attending a masterclass every single day. He has this way of making the impossible feel intimate."
On Spielberg
"There's a scene in the third act that wrecked me. I couldn't stop thinking about it for weeks after we shot it."
On the emotional weight

Extensive profile covering Blunt's preparation for the role, her relationship with Spielberg, and hints about the film's emotional climax.

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The Tonight Show January 2026 TV Appearance
Emily Blunt Reveals Her Kids Think She "Actually Met Aliens"

Key Quotes

"My kids are convinced I actually met aliens. They keep asking me what they looked like. I have to explain that's not how movies work."
On her children's reaction
🎥 TV Appearance - 8 minutes
Click to watch on YouTube
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Colman Domingo

General Raymond Pierce

Entertainment Weekly November 2025 Exclusive
Colman Domingo: "I Cried Reading the Disclosure Day Script"

Key Quotes

"I cried reading this script. Multiple times. The humanity in it... it's not what you expect from an alien movie."
On first reading the screenplay
"General Pierce has to make decisions that will affect every person on Earth. The weight of that is immense. And he knows history will judge him."
On his character
"Steven asked me one question in our first meeting: 'What would you do if you knew for certain we weren't alone?' My answer became the foundation for how I played Pierce."
On working with Spielberg

The interview that launched a thousand headlines. Domingo's emotional reaction to the script suggested this film has depth beyond typical sci-fi spectacle.

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Josh O'Connor

Ethan Hale (Journalist)

GQ October 2025 Profile
Josh O'Connor on Playing the Man Who Knows Too Much

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"Webb believes the public deserves to know. But 'the truth' is more complicated than he realizes."
On his whistleblower character
"Steven works like the old masters. It's not about coverage - every shot is purposeful. You feel it on set."
On Spielberg's directing style
"The 'seven billion' line? I can't explain it. You'll have to see the film. But I promise it makes sense."
On the viral trailer moment

O'Connor discusses the complexity of playing a government agent turned whistleblower, and teases the meaning behind the viral "seven billion" line.

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BBC Radio 1 January 2026 Radio Interview
Josh O'Connor Addresses "Seven Billion" Fan Theories

Key Quotes

"I've read the theories. Some of them are... closer than others. But I'm sworn to secrecy."
On fan theories
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Colin Firth

Director Harold Kane

The Guardian January 2026 Interview
Colin Firth on Playing Spielberg's Most Ambiguous Character

Key Quotes

"Kane is not a villain. He's not a hero. He's a man with impossible knowledge making impossible choices."
On his character's moral ambiguity
"The scene with the equipment - the 'mind control' scene everyone's talking about - it's not what you think. It's stranger and more human than that."
On the viral first-look image

Firth discusses playing the morally ambiguous Director Kane and teases the true nature of the mysterious equipment scene.

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Crew Interviews

Writers, Composers, Cinematographers

Variety December 2025 Interview
John Williams on Composing What May Be His Final Score

Key Quotes

"I've been thinking about this sound for decades. What does contact actually sound like? Not scary. Not triumphant. Something... else."
On the musical approach
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Creative Screenwriting November 2025 Interview
David Koepp on Writing His Fifth Spielberg Collaboration

Key Quotes

"Steven came to me with a question: What if disclosure already happened, and we just didn't know it? The whole script grew from that idea."
On the screenplay's genesis
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American Cinematographer January 2026 Technical
Janusz Kaminski on Lighting the Unknown

Key Quotes

"How do you light something that's never been seen? We decided the light itself would be a character."
On the visual approach
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