The UFO Phenomenon

New details of Steven Spielberg's upcoming UFO movie have surfaced

By T.K. Randall
January 6, 2025

Image: Steven Spielberg
Credit: Gage Skidmore / CC BY-SA 2.0 (adapted) Last year we reported on rumors that Spielberg was working on a new movie centered on the UFO phenomenon - a return to form for the director who became a household name thanks to movies such as Close Encounters of the Third Kind and E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.

More recently, new details have emerged about the project including the writer, the actors and even its name.

Penned by David Koepp (who worked with Spielberg on Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull), the new movie will be entitled The Dish (although this title could change before release).

"I am so not allowed to say anything," Koepp recently told The Wrap, but went on to add - "It's great because it's an original. It was his idea, his story and working on originals is really fun."According to reports, The Dish will begin production in February of this year with principal photography taking place in Georgia.

It will star Emily Blunt in the lead role, alongside Josh O'Connor, Colman Domingo, Wyatt Russell, Colin Firth and Eve Hewson.

Little is known about the actual plot of the movie and while fans are hoping for something along the lines of Spielberg's classic 80s alien-themed blockbusters, right now all we can do is speculate.

The title The Dish suggests that it might feature a scientist or astronomer (played by Blunt) who receives an alien signal through the titular 'dish', but right now that's just pure guesswork.

It will certainly be interesting to see what Spielberg has come up with when the film eventually releases.

Source: CBR.com

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