Spielberg Got Excited When Obama Said Aliens Are Real: ‘This Is So Great For “Disclosure Day”‘

BEVERLY HILLS, CALIFORNIA - FEBRUARY 10: Steven Spielberg attends the 98th Oscar Nominees Luncheon at The Beverly Hilton on February 10, 2026 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images) — Getty Images

After saying that the western genre has “eluded him for decades,” Spielberg is finally making one.

During a keynote conversation at SXSW, moderator Sean Fennessey asked the Oscar winning director about whether he has plans to make a western film. “I can’t reveal anything right now, but I have something in development,” Spielberg said. “And it kicks ass.”

Spielberg also said he hopes to shoot the film in Texas — though that may have been a wink to the audience, as SXSW takes place in Austin. When pressed for more details, he added: “There will be horses. There will be guns. There will be no tropes, I can tell you that. There’s going to be no stereotypes.”

Much of the conversation revolved Spielberg’s ideas about extraterrestrial life and his upcoming UFO film

“When President Obama made that comment, I thought, ‘Oh my god, this is so great for “Disclosure Day.” This is amazing,’” he 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 that we are the only intelligent civilization in the entire universe.”

Speaking about UAPs — unidentified aerial phenomena, the formal term for UFOs — Spielberg said, “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.”

Disclosure: Spielberg Got Excited When Obama Said Aliens Are Real

Spielberg Got Excited When Obama Said Aliens Are Real: ‘This Is So Great For “Disclosure Day”‘

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