This means something. This is important.
Sony celebrated the long 4th of July weekend in totally unexpected fashion by unleashing a teaser trailer for *something* related to Steven Spielberg’s Close Encounters of the Third Kind. That teaser, titled ‘This Means Something,’ features clips from the movie along with an air traffic control radar animation of a UFO being spotted; along with the trailer, the brand new website WeAreStillNotAlone.com was launched.
Naturally, many began speculating that either a sequel to the 1977 sci-fi masterpiece or a reboot of it was in the works, but neither appears to be the case. Rather, Variety confirms that the classic film is returning to theaters in celebration of its impending 40th anniversary.
The Richard Dreyfuss-starring Close Encounters hit theaters in November 1977, but the site notes that the re-release is heading into select theaters for one week beginning on September 1st. By clicking over to the aforementioned website, you can sign up to be notified when more details are revealed.
In Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Dreyfuss played a line worker who has an encounter with a UFO and then feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness… where something spectacular is about to happen.