Why Disclosure Day's Aliens Look Like That Explained By Writer David Koepp

Warning: There are spoilers ahead for Disclosure Day.Disclosure Day writer David Koepp discloses the story behind the movie's alien design. When the film's aliens aren't disguised as animals and instead appear in their true form, they have the classic look of extraterrestrials, including a large head, black eyes, gray skin, long, thin fingers, and an overall humanoid shape. Between the memories of what happened to Margaret Fairchild (Emily Blunt) and Daniel Kellner (Josh O'Connor) as children, the classified footage that is released, and the alien unveiled in the studio during Disclosure Day's ending, the creatures are also shown to vary significantly in size. In an interview with ScreenRant's Liam Crowley for Disclosure Day, Koepp explained that he and director Steven Spielberg wanted to "respect the lore" and "cultural memory" of aliens. The movie is not meant to subvert what audiences know and associate with aliens and is instead about directly confronting and embracing these theories. Check out Koepp's comments below: I think that that was important to both Steven and I. Steven first said, "I want to respect the lore that's out there. There's a cultural memory of how things are and what might have happened. And I don't want to fly in the face of that. " And I took that to mean we're not making a movie that says everything you always thought is wrong. We're making a movie that says everything you always thought is right and here's abundant proof of it. And that was the distinction. I think that we could have made up a bunch of stuff that has no basis in lore or cultural memory and hope that it would become new memory. But we thought this isn't really about redefining that story. This is about acknowledging the fact that a whole bunch of s*** has been going on for 79 years that we weren't told about. Spielberg and Koepp's approach to the aliens also explains why viewers do not end up learning too much about them. The extraterrestrials have extraordinary technology that can make telepathy and invisibility possible, which Noah Scanlon (Colin Firth) and Margaret use to their advantage, but these devices are never explained in-depth, nor is the aliens' reason for being on Earth revealed. These are other ways of respecting the lore and cultural memory that audiences already have, as is confirming that events like the Roswell Incident are part of the history when the classified footage is aired. Instead, the focus is primarily on the human characters, particularly Margaret and Daniel, and how the disclosure of alien life has the potential to unite humanity and even prevent another world war from breaking out. Hugo Wakefield (Colman Domingo) mentions at one point that empathy is one of the aliens' greatest evolutionary advantages, which ties into the movie's overarching themes and the intention behind the hopeful, optimistic ending. Based on Disclosure Day's reviews, these narrative decisions seem to be mostly resonating with critics and general audiences. On Rotten Tomatoes, it has a "Certified Fresh" 80% Tomatometer score based on 292 reviews and a 73% Popcornmeter score based on more than 2,500 ratings. In ScreenRant's review, Alex Harrison gave the film nine out of 10 stars and described it as "an attempt to meet this cynical, divided moment and treat it with empathy, as well as with a healthy dose of good, ol' fashioned entertainment." With a $94 million worldwide opening weekend box office debut, which is significantly higher than the projected $65 million, Disclosure Day's box office is also off to a strong start. Despite this, there is unlikely to be a sequel delving more deeply into the aliens or the aftermath of disclosure, especially given Koepp's comments about how he and Spielberg approached their depiction of the extraterrestrials. The ending is also designed to be both uplifting and ambiguous and does not directly set up any kind of follow-up. In addition to Blunt, O'Connor, Firth, and Domingo, the Disclosure Day cast of characters also features Eve Hewson as Daniel's girlfriend Jane, Wyatt Russell as Margaret's boyfriend Jackson, Elizabeth Marvel as Sister Maura, and Henry Lloyd-Hughes as Casper Boyd, who is in charge of Scanlon's security. Release Date June 12, 2026 Runtime 145 Minutes Cast Josh O'Connor Daniel Kellner

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