Steven Spielberg surprised a London pub quiz last night by showing up to ask questions about his own career.
With the legendary director preparing to release his new film Disclosure Day this week, he dropped by a quiz night on Friday (June 5) that was being hosted by the BBC Radio 1 film critic Ali Plumb at The Devonshire in Soho.
Spielberg walked into the pub with Colman Domingo, one of the stars of Disclosure Day, to shocked cheers from those in attendance, and read out a question from his phone: “What was the first science fiction film that I ever made?”
Plumb later shared a photo from the quiz on Instagram, writing: “I hosted a Steven Spielberg pub quiz and Steven Spielberg turned up. Yep. I know. I truly, fully know.”
Steven Spielberg showed up to a “Spielberg Trivia” night in a London pub, took over as quizmaster, and hung out drinking Guiness insanely cool pic.twitter.com/zDCBYsrJh0
— Todd Spence (@Todd_Spence) June 6, 2026
The pub’s co-owner Oisin Rogers told the BBC that Spielberg told him that he had a “lovely time” surprising people at the quiz, and “really enjoyed” his pint of Guinness.
Disclosure Day is Spielberg’s first feature film in four years, following on from his Oscar-winning semi-autobiographical movie The Fabelmans, and it marks his return to sci-fi and alien-themed material, after his landmark films Close Encounters Of The Third Kind and E.T.: The Extra-Terrestrial.
It is released into cinemas in the UK on Wednesday (June 10) and it stars Josh O’Connor as a whistleblower racing against time to reveal a conspiracy by the government to hide knowledge of extra-terrestrial life. It also stars Emily Blunt, Domingo and Colin Firth.
The early reactions to the film have arrived, with some describing it as Spielberg’s best film in 20 years.
Gizmondo journalist Germain Lussier wrote: “I loved #DisclosureDay”. A dense roller coaster ride blending chase film, love story, & mystery, all wrapped in sci-fi wonder. It’s Spielberg’s best film in 20 years, filled w/ all the magic that makes his films so special, plus an all-time character/performance by Emily Blunt.”
Spielberg was recently one of the final ever guests on The Late Show, and he officially became an EGOT this year after winning a Grammy for producing the documentary Music By John Williams.
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