Streets in Woodbine and Tuckahoe were blocked to traffic last week as film director Steven Spielberg and his crew took to the streets and railways to work on an upcoming movie about UFOs.

Access to the historic train station in Tuckahoe was virtually cut off March 10, except for local residents, while the film crew shot scenes around the station and tracks. They reportedly were filming stunt scenes, and the area was blocked for safety reasons.

“The area has been buzzing for the past two weeks,” Woodbine Mayor William Pikolycky said about the film production, code-named “Non View.”

The science fiction film is based on a screenplay by David Koepp and story by Spielberg. It stars Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Eve Hewson, Wyatt Russell and Colman Domingo and is scheduled to be released June 12, 2026. The reported working title is “The Dish.”

“The production team started their work in November and worked right through the winter,” Pikolycky said. “The production team has been great to work with for the entire time they have been here.”

The mayor said the production rented more than 150 rooms in eight hotels for the 300 crew members while they were in the area. “Our local businesses have really enjoyed the economic boost, which is great for our winter economy,” he said.

Pikolycky said he worked with the production team, as well as the New Jersey Film Commission staff, in coordinating logistics among all the shot locations. They filmed in Woodbine, Upper Township, Buena Vista and Weymouth, concentrating on the railroad tracks.

“I was fortunate to present Spielberg with the key to the city and had a great conversation with him,” the mayor said. “Because of his schedule, we were not able to have him come to our Sam Azeez Museum as we hoped, but I was able to give him an invitation for a future date.

“His response was that he would love to take me up on it. I told him I’d take an invite to the Oscars!”

The Sam Azeez Museum of Woodbine Heritage is committed to preserving memories and teaching the history of those who created the legacy of Woodbine. Pikolycky said Spielberg’s father worked with Azeez at the RCA factory in Camden. Through its partnership with Stockton University, the museum is a designated teaching center on the Holocaust.

While Grant Wilfley Casting had issued a casting call for Cape May County locals as extras – to be a passenger at the train station or a car driver – the mayor is not planning his Hollywood debut in this movie.

“I did not play a role or try out to be an extra, it was more fun to watch the action from the sidelines,” he said.

Contact the reporter, Karen Knight, at kknight@cmcherald.com.