Steven Spielberg Screens First Look at Secret Sci-Fi Film and It’s Still a Mystery
Steven Spielberg just pulled the curtain back slightly on his upcoming untitled sci-fi film, but don’t expect answers just yet.
Last week at Universal Pictures’ massive Commons facility, Spielberg unveiled the new 250-seat Steven Spielberg Theater, and to mark the occasion, he treated guests to the first-ever footage from his top-secret movie, and it definitely leans into his UFO roots, but it's still anyone’s guess what the full story actually is.
Reports say the footage was carefully curated to give just enough to stir excitement without revealing anything concrete. The scenes were moody, mysterious, and grounded, offering glimpses into a bigger sci-fi narrative that’s being kept tightly under wraps.
The footage “didn’t quite confirm an alien theme, though plenty of menacing figures in unmarked black cars were seen chasing Blunt (who appeared in several scenes as an everywoman in a rural area).
“In one sequence with Josh O’Connor, Blunt’s busted sedan collides with a speeding train. She and O’Connor attempt an escape through the broken windshield as the vehicle gets chewed alive between screeching metal and the tracks.
“Eve Hewson and Coleman Domingo’s characters weren’t clearly defined in the footage, though they’re on the business end of a cat-and-mouse game that explodes through farmhouses and terrorizes pedestrians.
“If we had to put money on it, Colin Firth is our bad guy. The Academy Award winner looks sinister and well-suited as a leader in some kind of underground workspace (one that resembles a NASA control room and the like).”
The imagery and tone sparked speculation that the film could be a spiritual successor to E.T. or Close Encounters of the Third Kind, but nothing’s confirmed.
During the event, Spielberg emphasized he has no plans to retire. Writer David Koepp, who’s wrote several Spielberg films, including Jurassic Park and War of the Worlds, had this to say about their latest collaboration:
“What he does so brilliantly is that he combines a vast spectacle with really honest, human emotion. Unlike, I think, any other director—it's a very emotional experience, this movie.”
“He was the most involved as he's been on any movie I've written for him to direct.”
For now, we still don’t know the film’s title or plot, but Spielberg’s track record, the cast, and the first teaser suggest we’re in for something big, strange, and deeply human.
Universal Pictures will release the film on June 12, 2026.
Source: Variety