I'm Sean Fennacy, and this is The Big Picture, a conversation show about Steven Spielberg. On today's episode, I am thrilled to share with you a conversation I had with the legendary filmmaker at the South by Southwest Film Festival last week,

which was Spielberg's first big interview ahead of the release of his new movie Disclosure Day, which opens June 12th.

We talked about his six-decade-long career, several of his films, his fascination with science fiction, his thoughts on the possibility of alien life,

the future of moviegoing, the big missing piece from his filmography, and so much more.

Needless to say, this was a personal thrill and career highlight

as someone who has revered Spielberg's work for as long as I've been a conscious moviegoer.

We'll share that conversation as well

of some quick movie news updates right after this.

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Okay, forgive me for delaying the Spielberg chat just a little longer, but I have some news.

We're back. Project Hail Mary's 80.6 million dollar domestic box office, $140.9 million worldwide came in over the weekend.

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