Steven Spielberg, who has frequently explored extraterrestrial themes on the silver screen, is set to return with another science fiction drama, Disclosure Day. Ahead of the film’s release, the director reacted positively to the fact that former President Barack Obama spoke about the possibility of alien life. He believed this was “amazing” for his new film.
Steven Spielberg talks about Barack Obama’s alien comment
Steven Spielberg is set to return with a new UFO film, Disclosure Day. Ahead of the film’s release, former President Barack Obama sparked renewed interest in the topic after recent remarks went viral.
Obama spoke to Brian Tyler Cohen last month, suggesting that extraterrestrial life could be “real.” This drew widespread global attention. Obama later clarified that he meant it in a statistical sense.
Spielberg later addressed the remarks and said that his film Disclosure Day could benefit from the renewed interest (via Variety). “When President Obama made that comment, I thought, ‘Oh my God, this is so great for Disclosure Day,’” Spielberg said. “Then two days later, he stepped back the comments and said what he believed in was life in the cosmos, which, of course, everybody should believe in. Because no one should ever think that we are the only intelligent civilization in the entire universe,” he added.
Speaking further about the possibility of extraterrestrial life, Spielberg added, “All of you here should read about this and see the plethora of documentaries about this dating back to 2018. I don’t know any more than any of you do, but I have a very strong suspicion that we are not alone here on Earth right now.”
Barack Obama made similar remarks in his initial statement, but later clarified in an Instagram post that he was referring to statistics. “Statistically, the universe is so vast that the odds are good there’s life out there. But the distances between solar systems are so great that the chances we’ve been visited by aliens is low, and I saw no evidence during my presidency that extraterrestrials have made contact with us. Really!” the former president clarified.
