PHILADELPHIA — Steven Spielberg wanted New Jersey drivers this year — now they’ll get to see the fruits of their labor on the big screen.

The first trailer for "Disclosure Day," the lauded filmmaker’s new UFO movie starring Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, and West Philly’s own Colman Domingo, is out. The production was filmed in parts of South Jersey and Middlesex County earlier this year.

(Spielberg himself has roots in South Jersey; he spent his early years in Haddon Township.)

The premise: “If you found out we weren’t alone, if someone showed you, proved it to you, would that frighten you? This summer, the truth belongs to seven billion people. We are coming close to … 'Disclosure Day.'”

The trailer shows Blunt as a meteorologist who shudders as she experiences some sort of encounter live on air. It includes all the other good stuff: crop circles, deer who are absolutely shook by whatever extraterrestrial activity they’re dealing with, car chases, you know the deal.

“They tell me the movie is primarily about UFOs and some railroad scenes and car chases,” Woodbine Mayor William Pikolycky told 6abc during filming this spring.

The film worked under the code name "Non-View" while filming around Jersey. The original Spielberg sci-fi film has a screenplay penned by his longtime collaborator David Koepp ("Jurassic Park," "War of the Worlds").

"Disclosure Day" was spotted filming scenes in multiple locations, including Tuckahoe, Woodbine, Buena Vista, and Upper Township. Some scenes took place near railroad tracks in Tuckahoe, with state troopers shutting down roads near production sites at the time. Spielberg was also spotted directing a scene with stunt doubles. Locals observed production crews setting up with a large blue screen, likely for special effects work.

Producers sought locals to work as paid extras, working as background actors in their own cars in Middlesex County in March. The production brought a reported economic boost to the area, with over 150 crew members in town, some who visited local businesses. The New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission told 6abc at the time that major film productions are increasingly choosing the state as a location, citing its diverse scenery and financial incentives.

Just last month, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro announced HBO’s "Task" was awarded a $49.8 million tax credit for filming locally.

Universal will release "Disclosure Day" on June 12. It’ll mark Spielberg’s 37th directed film.

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