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We Finally Know the Plot of Disclosure Day, Thanks to Emily Blunt

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We Finally Know the Plot of Disclosure Day, Thanks to Emily Blunt

The Steven Spielberg film plays with the idea of extraterrestrial life making themselves known to humanity

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Published on May 26, 2026

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There have been two trailers already released for Disclosure Day. Neither of them really reveal much about the plot of the film, or even if Emily Blunt’s character, Margaret Fairchild, is a human or an alien.

In a surprise move, however, Universal Pictures just released an “interview” with Blunt about the film, where the star discloses a lot about Disclosure Day.

“Margaret is suddenly imbued with these abilities she’s never had before,” she says early on in the one-minute video. That simple line confirms that her character is, in fact, human, not an alien in disguise.

Blunt also reveals that Margaret has a psychic connection to Daniel Kellner, played by Josh O’Connor, who we’ve seen from previous trailers also has some inhuman-like abilities as well. The video then cuts to a scene from the film that backs up Blunt’s words. In it, Margaret cold calls Daniel even though the two have never met, and warns him not to go home because someone is going to kill him there if he does. The two, Blunt then explains, are “beholders of this world-changing secret,” and are key to extraterrestrial life presumably making themselves known to humanity.

Blunt also explains that secret government forces (presumably represented by Colin Firth in the previous trailers) are against the two letting everyone know aliens exist and are trying to kill them both so the word doesn’t get out.

And there you have it! The outlines of a plot! We can see the whole story unfold when Steven Spielberg’s Disclosure Day premieres in theaters on June 12, 2026. While we wait, check out Blunt’s full “interview” below. icon-paragraph-end

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