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Do Aliens Exist? Steven Spielberg Believes They Do

Do Aliens Exist? Steven Spielberg Believes They Do

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Almost 50 years ago, Steven Spielberg directed “Close Encounters
of the Third Kind,” the story of an average man who discovers
that humanity may not be alone in the universe. Over the decades,
Spielberg has directed several movies about what would happen if
humanity made contact with aliens. Would the aliens be kind like
the title character in “E.T. the Extra Terrestrial”? Would they
be cruel like the murderous aliens of “War of the Worlds”? And
regardless of what the aliens were like, would we humans be ready
to receive them?

Spielberg returns to the question of whether we’re alone in the
universe, and what it might mean if we’re not, with his new film
“Disclosure Day.” Today, he sits down with Rachel Abrams, a host
of “The Daily,” to talk about the film, and about what he has
learned over five decades of making movies about aliens.

On Today’s Episode

Steven Spielberg, director of “Disclosure Day.”

Background Reading

‘Disclosure Day’ Review: Spielberg Plays His Greatest Cosmic Hits

What Steven Spielberg Taught Me About Fear, Catharsis, and Being
Human

Photo credit: Paolo Pellegrin/Magnum, for The
New York Times

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