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This video features the cast of 'Disclosure Day'—Emily Blunt and Josh O'Connor—alongside legendary director Steven Spielberg as they trade glowing compliments about working together. O'Connor describes Spielberg's infectious onset energy, while Spielberg reveals exactly how he knew both actors were perfect for their roles after watching them in 'The Crown', 'Challengers', 'The Devil Wears Prada', and 'Edge of Tomorrow'.

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00:00We were all really giddy about starting.
00:02I think we knew we were about to be slingshotted into a different dimension, so it was really
00:09exciting.
00:09You know, it's like the first day of school every time you make a movie, but with your
00:13hero it's like another level.
00:16The greatest gift of working with Stephen is you do a take and you know exactly how
00:20it's gone because he's like a big kid.
00:24And you can hear him go, oh yes!
00:26And then he comes in and then you feel immediately at ease.
00:29How did you know that these two were right for the roles?
00:32Instantly.
00:32We were huge fans of The Crown.
00:35I love what Josh did with Prince Charles.
00:38We liked all the Queen characters and we liked all the Dianas, but we really were nuts about
00:44Josh.
00:44So he had been in my mind for a long time.
00:47And then when I saw Challengers, I pretty much thought, oh this is going to be my guy, but
00:51I need to meet him first.
00:52And Josh came over to New York and he met me in New York.
00:54I wanted to offer him the part in the room, but I thought he would die on the floor.
00:59And I, having gotten to know him after an hour conversation, I just wanted to give him the
01:04part.
01:04Instead I said, well I'm going to send you the script to read.
01:06We'll see what you think.
01:07With Emily, I had been a huge fan of Emily's from everything she's done, starting with the
01:13first Prada, which was the first time I was, I became aware of you on that movie.
01:18Which is a very difficult part to play, to be able to find sympathy in that character,
01:25which you were able to, you managed to do.
01:27And then I saw her in this incredible film with Tom Cruise.
01:31It was all physical, and it was a mind-bending science fiction movie.
01:35Do you remember that movie?
01:36Edge of Tomorrow.
01:37I do.
01:37I think my back and my knees remember it the most.
01:40And I just thought that Emily was just a rainbow of opportunities for me to cast her in this
01:45and just turn her loose as Margaret.
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