If you found out we weren't alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you?
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David Koepp wrote 42 drafts — the most of his entire career. Screenwriter David Koepp, who previously collaborated with Spielberg on Jurassic Park, War of the Worlds, and Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, said Spielberg had carried the UFO idea in his head for decades. Koepp initially assumed Spielberg would write the script himself, but four weeks into their correspondence, Spielberg emailed asking if Koepp would take it on. The resulting 42 drafts made it the most iterative screenplay Koepp has ever written.
Emily Blunt performed a 4-minute alien-language monologue without any AI assistance. Blunt was reportedly "terrified" to use AI for her character's alien vocalizations, so she created her own "strange" sounds and performed a single four-minute-long take of speaking an alien language entirely live on set, with no post-processing or AI enhancement.
It was filmed under the secret working title "Non-View." Principal photography took place from February to May 2025 across New York, New Jersey, and Atlanta under the deliberately vague title Non-View. The production issued casting calls for Long Island locals to play wrestling fans, Hudson Valley residents to play diner patrons, and even actors to portray North Korean soldiers.
Spielberg was inspired by a 2017 New York Times article about the Pentagon's UFO program. The film was sparked by the Times article "Glowing Auras and 'Black Money': The Pentagon's Mysterious U.F.O. Program," which Spielberg said rekindled his interest in the subject after years of dormancy. He began developing the project in April 2024, nearly seven years after the article's publication.