{"id":2683296,"date":"2026-10-13T23:00:59","date_gmt":"2026-10-14T03:00:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daily-wire-reveals-new-movie-featuring-star-studded-cast-including-rob-lowe-and-james-franco\/"},"modified":"2026-10-13T23:04:38","modified_gmt":"2026-10-14T03:04:38","slug":"daily-wire-reveals-new-movie-featuring-star-studded-cast-including-rob-lowe-and-james-franco","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/daily-wire-reveals-new-movie-featuring-star-studded-cast-including-rob-lowe-and-james-franco\/","title":{"rendered":"Daily Wire Reveals New Movie Featuring Star-Studded Cast, Including Rob Lowe and James Franco"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdaily-wire-reveals-new-movie-featuring-star-studded-cast-including-rob-lowe-and-james-franco%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2683296&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>The article announces that a new film titled &#8220;Confession&#8221; will premiere next month, produced by The Daily Wire. It features a star-studded cast including Rob Lowe, James Franco, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Nolte, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Richard Brake, Emile Hirsch, Brad Dourif, and Dean Norris. The film is directed by V\u00e1clav Marhoul, with a screenplay by co-founder Ben Shapiro, and is rooted in themes of faith, morality, and human virtue. The story is set in 1938 Moscow and follows a disillusioned former literature professor who <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/a-christian-fantasy-series-thats-sure-to-delight-all-ages\/\" title=\"A Christian Fantasy Series That&#039;s Sure To Delight All Ages\">faces moral dilemmas<\/a> and betrayal while imprisoned in Lubyanka during Stalin\u2019s regime. The project highlights the moral struggles of its characters and emphasizes themes of resistance and sacrifice. It will be showcased at the warsaw Film Festival on October 15 and will have a one-night theatrical release in 100 U.S. theaters on Veterans Day, November 11, coinciding with its streaming debut on The Daily Wire platform. The filmmakers acknowledge challenges faced during production and emphasize the film\u2019s focus on faith, morality, and the human spirit.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><br \/>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\"><br \/>\n<?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><html><body><\/p>\n<section> \t\t\t\t<script>console.log(\"ad slot (AC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC1)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC2)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC3)\")<\/script><script>console.log(\"ad slot (IC4)\")<\/script><\/p>\n<p>Big names will be appearing in a film that will be released next month by the Daily Wire.<\/p>\n<p>The film, called \u201cConfession,\u201d stars multiple actors and actresses who have been nominated for Oscar and Emmy awards, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/deadline.com\/2026\/10\/daily-wire-film-confession-rob-lowe-james-franco-trailer-1237155591\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Deadline<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Stars appearing in the film include Rob Lowe, who appeared in TV\u2019s \u201cThe West Wing\u201d and many films; James Franco, who appeared in \u201c127 Hours\u201d; veteran actor Nick Nolte; and Kodi Smit-McPhee, who appeared in \u201cThe Power of the Dog.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Jennifer Jason Leigh, who starred in \u201cThe Hateful Eight,\u201d will also appear in the movie, as will Richard Brake, who appeared in \u201cBatman Begins,\u201d Emile Hirsch, who appeared in \u201cIn the Wild;\u201d Brad Dourif, who appeared in \u201cOne Flew Over the Cuckoo\u2019s Nest\u201d; and Dean Norris, who appeared in \u201cBreaking Bad.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Details Revealed About Under-The-Radar Daily Wire Project \u2018Confession\u2019 Starring Rob Lowe, James Franco, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Nick Nolte &#038; More https:\/\/t.co\/cLYY9EMxjm<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Deadline (@DEADLINE) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DEADLINE\/status\/2110020151399825423?\">October 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Czech V\u00e1clav Marhoul is the director. Daily Wire co-founder Ben Shapiro wrote the script.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was a true honor to be able to work with a cast featuring Oscar, Emmy, and Golden Globe nominees, as well as one of the world\u2019s great directors, to make \u2018Confession\u2019,&#8217;\u201d Shapiro said.<\/p>\n<p>He said the project was \u201can extraordinarily beautiful and honest film deeply rooted in faith, morality, virtue, hardship, and most of all, what it means to be a free and decent human being. I couldn\u2019t be more proud of this project and can\u2019t wait for the audience to see it,\u201d Shapiro said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Confession | Official Teaser<\/p>\n<p>Moscow, 1938. A former professor is dragged into Lubyanka Prison. To save himself, all he has to do is betray his priest. In a regime built on the death of God, his answer will cost him everything.<\/p>\n<p>Coming exclusively to The Daily Wire, November 11. https:\/\/t.co\/33FwI7HFZD<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Daily Wire (@realDailyWire) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/realDailyWire\/status\/2110034310468444165?\">October 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Deadline summarized the plot this way: \u201cIn Stalin\u2019s 1938 Moscow, a disillusioned former literature professor, Alexei (Lowe), is arrested and brought to the infamous Lubyanka Prison, charged with conspiring with his dissident priest.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere, Alexei faces interrogation by his brilliant and brutal former student, Vladimir (Franco). Forced to the ultimate test of betrayal or conscience, and confronted with his past sins, Alexei finds redemption through truth, sacrificing himself to save others in a haunting tale of morality and resistance,\u201d the site said.<\/p>\n<p>The movie will premiere at the Warsaw Film Festival on Oct. 15.<\/p>\n<p>The movie will play in 100 American theaters for one night on Nov. 11, Veterans Day, which is the same day it debuts on The Daily Wire\u2019s streaming platform.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis is an incredible story of the human spirit and its survival against those who would crush it,\u201d Lowe said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">CONFESSION | Official Trailer https:\/\/t.co\/4QoDNgsKuR<\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Ben Shapiro (@benshapiro) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/benshapiro\/status\/2110036503006974303?\">October 13, 2026<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>\u201cFrom a director\u2019s perspective, this film was a truly great challenge for me,\u201d Marhoul said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI ventured into a genre I hadn\u2019t explored before: an intimate, dialogue-driven psychological drama set in a single location. 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