India, June 9 -- Filmmaker Steven Spielberg returns to the sci-fi genre with Disclosure Day, an ambitious new thriller that explores what might happen if humanity discovered that evidence of non-human intelligence had been hidden for decades. For Colman Domingo, stepping into the world of this film was both exciting and daunting. The Oscar-nominated actor, who plays Hugo, a man navigating loyalty, friendship and a growing moral crisis, recalls feeling overwhelmed on his first day of filming.

"I felt like I was being shot out of a cannon to start with that material," Colman tells Hindustan Times. "I was afraid of it for a moment, but it's also great to be a little afraid on your first day."

His first day on set involved a pivotal scene o...