Colman Domingo reportedly in talks to join the cast of Steven Spielberg's next film about UFOs

Emily Blunt, Colin Firth and Eve Hewson are already signed on to be in the director's untitled project.

West Philly native actor Colman Domingo will be one of the stars in Steven Spielberg's next feature film, which is reportedly about UFOs. The film has a 2026 date and a screenwriter attached, but plot details are under wraps.
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Colman Domingo could soon be able to add a Steven Spielberg movie to his filmography.

The West Philly actor is in talks about joining a project from Universal Pictures and Spielberg's production company Amblin Entertainment, according to Deadline. The cast of the untitled film already includes Emily Blunt, Colin Firth and Eve Hewson.


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While details of the plot are being kept under wraps, Variety reports that the movie centers around UFOs. 

Spielberg has played around with aliens and UFOs in the past with "Close Encounters of the Third Kind," "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial," "War of the Worlds" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." Domingo last appeared in a Spielberg movie in 2012 when he portrayed a Union soldier in "Lincoln."

Attached as the screenwriter is David Koepp, a longtime Spielberg collaborator who penned "Jurassic Park" and its first sequel "The Lost World," "War of the Worlds" and "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull." The untitled film is set for release on May 15, 2026.

Domingo, an Academy Award nominee for the 2023 biopic "Rustin," has received rave reviews for his new film "Sing Sing," which had a wide release in theaters in August. 

The lengthy list of upcoming projects for the actor includes the Netflix thriller "The Madness," the Marvel animated series "Your Friendly Neighborhood Spider-Man" and a Michael Jackson biopic, in which he'll portray Joe Jackson.