{"id":8172,"date":"2026-04-02T17:05:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:05:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/empires-steven-spielberg-covers-revealed\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T17:05:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T14:05:25","slug":"empires-steven-spielberg-covers-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/index.php\/2026\/04\/02\/empires-steven-spielberg-covers-revealed\/","title":{"rendered":"Empire\u2019s Steven Spielberg Covers Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>When Steven Spielberg goes sci-fi, cinematic magic is made. Think <em>Close Encounters Of The Third Kind<\/em>. Or <em>E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial<\/em>. Or <em>Minority Report<\/em>, or <em>A.I. Artificial Intelligence<\/em>, or <em>War Of The Worlds<\/em>. For decades now, Spielberg has been the master of not only blockbuster movies, but big imaginative visions of worlds beyond our own. And now, it all comes together in <em>Disclosure Day<\/em> \u2013 Spielberg\u2019s long-awaited return to big summer sci-fi cinema, wrestling with the notion of alien contact, and humanity\u2019s relationship to life among the stars. Watch the skies: the master is back in action.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>This month\u2019s issue of <em>Empire<\/em> is a massive Steven Spielberg special \u2013 featuring a major new interview with the legend himself on his top secret science-fiction thriller, and his astonishing history with the genre; revisiting the classic movies that got him here, and exploring how it culminates in the ultimate truth-is-out-there tale in <em>Disclosure Day<\/em>. Plus we take a deep-dive into the new film, speaking to its starry cast \u2013 Emily Blunt, Josh O\u2019Connor, Colman Domingo and more \u2013 and writer David Koepp, heading into restricted areas for the first word on this summer\u2019s most mysterious must-see.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>On the cover is, of course, Steven Spielberg, bathed in cosmic light, shot exclusively for <em>Empire<\/em> by Art Streiber in Los Angeles.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inlineImage_image-container__aklxu block-item\" data-test=\"inline-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Empire \u2013 June 2026 \u2013 Steven Spielberg newsstand cover\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/empires-steven-spielberg-covers-revealed.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>And the subscriber cover features a silhouette of the great director, as he faces a close encounter of the <em>Empire<\/em> kind.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"inlineImage_image-container__aklxu block-item\" data-test=\"inline-image-container\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Empire \u2013 June 2026 \u2013 Steven Spielberg subscriber cover\" loading=\"lazy\" data-nimg=\"fill\" src=\"https:\/\/imdbnews.ir\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/empires-steven-spielberg-covers-revealed-1.jpg\" \/><\/div>\n<p><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>And that\u2019s not all. Also inside this issue, we take on the tablet revolution with <em>Toy Story 5<\/em>; meet kung-fu titan Jet Li for a career-spanning new interview; pull the (woollen) threads on farmyard whodunnit <em>The Sheep Detectives<\/em>; take the Spice to look ahead at what lies in store in <em>Dune: Part Three<\/em>; pop off with David Lowery\u2019s <em>Mother Mary<\/em>; go on the steamy set of <em>Rivals<\/em> Season 2; experience cinematic Stink-O-Vision with <em>Dead Lover<\/em>; and much more.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><span class=\"content_content__i0P3p\" data-test=\"content\"><\/p>\n<p>The Steven Spielberg issue escapes containment on Thursday April 9, coming to your local newsstand \u2013 and you can pre-order a copy online here. <em>Disclosure Day<\/em> comes to cinemas on June 12.<\/p>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When Steven Spielberg goes sci-fi, cinematic magic is made. Think Close Encounters Of The Third Kind. Or E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial. Or Minority Report, or A.I. Artificial Intelligence, or War Of The Worlds. For decades now, Spielberg has been the master of not only blockbuster movies, but big imaginative visions of worlds beyond our own. 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