Steven Spielberg Expressed Interest in Attending an AEW Event, Says Brian Cage

While filming Steven Spielberg’s latest feature, “Disclosure Day,” the legendary director confided to wrestler Brian Cage that he would be keen to attend an AEW show in the future.

The movie, which opened this month, opens with a wrestling scene that spotlights a handful of AEW stars, including Cage and Lance Archer. Cage discussed the project on “Insight with Chris Van Vliet,” noting that he spoke with Spielberg several times during the brief period he was on the set in 2025. Spielberg admitted that he’s long‑time wrestling fan and had never before featured the sport in any of his films, yet he expressed genuine enthusiasm about the idea of coming to a live show. The promotion had a pay‑per‑view in Los Angeles lined up around that time, but Spielberg’s filming schedule on Long Island meant the dates did not overlap.

“It was a blast, it was so much fun. We got to talk with Spielberg a lot. He was a huge wrestling fan and he was talking about how he’s surprised he’s never done anything wrestling related in any of his movies,” Cage said. “And he’s talking about all the throwback stuff. And he was like, ‘Oh man, you guys ever in LA?’ I go, ‘We actually have a pay‑per‑view this weekend.’ And he goes, ‘Well, I’ll be out here still filming.’”

“But he goes, he’s like, ‘I would love, you guys are there and I’m not on set, I would love to come to the show.’ And I go, ‘Pretty sure they’d love to have you come to the show.’ So maybe it’ll work out down the road.”

Brian Cage explains how he was cast in “Disclosure Day”

Cage explained on “Insight” that Chavo Guerrero—who works as a coordinator on wrestling‑related Hollywood projects—had initially approached him about a television project that later got postponed. When the opportunity vanished, Guerrero directed Cage to another project that would be a better fit. Cage had no details about the script or director until he received a callback, at which point he discovered that Spielberg himself wanted him in the film.

“I’m in the gym, all of a sudden I get an email,” Cage recalled. “And it’s, ‘Hey, I just sat down and watched everything with the director. He absolutely loves you, your look, your persona, your charisma, everything you do, you’re exactly perfect and you’re exactly what he wants.’ Great email to get. And he goes, ‘Give me a call immediately.’”

“So I call him and again, I don’t even know what the project is. Nothing. And he goes, ‘Yeah, man, so I was watching it and Steven loves you, loves your look. He just wants you on the set, blah, blah, blah.’ He keeps saying Steven. I go, ‘Steven, who’s Steven?’ And he goes, ‘Oh, the director, Steven Spielberg.’ And I went, ‘Wait, what?’ And I go, Steven Spielberg is watching my stuff. He’s like, that’s it, I need Brian Cage in my movie. I go, ‘This is amazing.’”

Cage was granted the privilege of selecting a co‑star for the wrestling segment. With casting seeking a weighty presence distinct from his own image, Cage recommended Archer—whom his tag‑team partner had already photographed for the material. Guerrero also appeared on screen as the referee of their in‑film bout.

Describing Spielberg as “super‑nice,” Cage noted that the director was impressed when he caught sight of a wrestler who could perform a moonsault. “When I did the one moonsault too, he goes, ‘Whoa, I didn’t know you could do that kind of stuff.’ The way he popped for it,” Cage said. “He wasn’t the smart mark like, ‘Oh, just stick to big man stuff.’ He’s like, ‘Whoa, that was amazing.’”

As with many Hollywood projects, Cage filmed considerably more footage than was ultimately used. He hopes some of the extras will surface as deleted scenes.

“There’s a couple of specific shots he wanted us to do,” Cage said when asked about being directed by Spielberg. “Like, he wanted this one cool diving elbow or headbutt off like how it was filmed. He wanted the POV shot. There’s one other thing too specifically he wanted, and even we didn’t even use a lot of that.”

“Disclosure Day” premiered theatrically on June 12. The wrestling sequence serves merely as a backdrop to a rendezvous between characters, while the core narrative addresses a governmental cover‑up that conceals the existence of extraterrestrial life.

• 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 eight billion people. Today is… Disclosure Day.

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