Overview
- Juilliard president Damian Woetzel disclosed that Williams is working on Spielberg’s next movie, a remark relayed by Doug Adams and widely reported by outlets; Universal declined to comment.
- The project is an untitled, closely held UFO-themed feature at Universal that the studio has described as a “new original event film.”
- The film is scheduled for theatrical release on June 12, 2026, with principal photography having wrapped in summer 2025.
- Emily Blunt leads an ensemble that includes Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, Colman Domingo and Wyatt Russell.
- David Koepp wrote the screenplay, and Williams’ return follows his prior suggestion in 2022 that he might retire from film scoring.