Steven Spielberg's 35th film, Disclosure Day, held its world premiere at Le Grand Rex in Paris on June 2, 2026. On The Daily, host Rachel Abrams noted that the film "returns to questions that Steven Spielberg has picked at throughout his entire career. Do aliens exist? And if they do, how will we react to them?" Spielberg himself joined the show to discuss his own beliefs on UFOs, admitting, "So I have not had any sightings whatsoever. However, having said that, uh, so much of the believers, uh, I now believe the believers." Abrams also revealed a lighter side to the legendary director, sharing that "the headline here is that Steven Spielberg likes ASMR food videos."
Meanwhile, other shows are laughing at the director's accidental brilliance. On Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, comedian Shane Torres shared a story about actor Josh O'Connor, who allegedly received a text from Spielberg that said, "The door's on the latch. Just push." According to Torres, O'Connor mistook the message for profound acting advice that "Unlocked the whole scene for me. It's genius." when in reality, "It was a text Spielberg meant for his wife, who apparently doesn't know how to open a door."
That unearned mystique is something other comedians recognize all too well. On Your Mom's House, guest Adam Ray joked about the absurdly high expectations parents have when their kids enter show business, recalling his own mother giving him the highly impractical advice: "You need to get Steven Spielberg to listen to you." Whether through accidental texts or maternal hope, Spielberg remains the ultimate, unreachable gatekeeper of the industry. As Disclosure Day rolls out to the public, audiences will see if his latest alien epic lives up to the grand expectations of believers and mothers alike.