Disclosure Day is almost upon us, and if you're wondering what to expect from the mystery-shrouded project – director Steven Spielberg's first sci-fi blockbuster in almost a decade – stars Josh O'Connor and Eve Hewson claim you won't have a moment to catch your breath.
Speaking with GamesRadar+ at a press event in London, the Disclosure Day co-stars explained that the new movie is both classically Spielbergian, and as breathless as any movie on Spielberg's extraordinary CV. "It's like a gun going off before the hundred meter dash," O'Connor says. "It was kind of like driving straight through, and so in that sense the, like, rush element of it is so there."
Disclosure Day stars O'Connor as Daniel Kellner, a whistleblower who is being hunted by an extra-governmental agency trying to keep the existence of aliens under wraps. Hewson plays Jane, Kellner's girlfriend, who gets caught up in the pursuit. Hewson previously worked with Spielberg over a decade ago on Bridge of Spies, but O'Connor says his first experience working with arguably the greatest living commercial filmmaker lived up to expectations.
"I can't claim this one, but a friend of mine described Steven as like the 'Mozart of the moving image,'" O'Connor says, clearly in agreement. "There are things about his films that, for me, and I'm sure for many, feel nostalgic. You immediately get this sense of safety from Steven's images, because of [his movies] being so present in our childhood."
Despite operating in a world of shadowy extraterrestrial cover-ups and – as the trailer reveals – alien encounters, Hewson notes that the film is shot by Spielberg and long-serving cinematographer Janusz Kaminsky like it could all be happening on the streets outside your window.
"He wanted to make it kind of feel a little bit documentary style," Hewson notes. "He wanted to make it feel very alive and real, like it could happen today, tomorrow, the next day. So that's exciting too, the way he shot it, and the way they use the light, it just feels very present."
Alongside O'Connor and Hewson, Disclosure Day also stars Emily Blunt, Colin Firth, Colmon Domingo and Wyatt Russell. Early reactions have been overwhelmingly positive, with some even calling the film Spielberg's best in 20 years.
Disclosure Day releases in US theaters on June 12, and is in UK cinemas from June 10. For more movies still to come this year, check out our guide to the upcoming movies heading your way throughout the year.
