True Story Featurette for ‘By Any Means’ Thriller w/ Yahya & Wahlberg​

“They become unlikely partners and there’s a level of respect that could almost be defined as a friendship.” Paramount Pictures has revealed a new behind-the-scenes first look featurette for the movie titled By Any Means, a gritty crime thriller set back in the 1960s. Arriving in theaters starting in September – you can catch the official trailer here. It’s the latest film from acclaimed filmmaker Elegance Bratton, also of the films Buck & The Inspection previously. “When the system is broken, break the rules by any means.” A mafia hitman and a young Black FBI agent team up to investigate the murders of many civil rights leaders in 1966 Mississippi. When the system is broken, two men divided by everything agree on one thing: the law has limits. They don’t. What a pitch! And this really happened! I’m all for this. Starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II as the FBI agent & Mark Wahlberg as the mafioso, along with Nicole Beharie, Josh Lucas, LisaGay Hamilton, LaChanze, Ethan Embry, David Strathairn & Giancarlo Esposito. The trailer was good already; I’m quite happy to see more footage from this as they head towards the release date. Who’s down?

Here’s the “true story” featurette for Elegance Bratton’s movie By Any Means, direct from YouTube:

You can rewatch the first trailer for Elegance Bratton’s By Any Means movie right here for more footage.

Based on a true story, a young Black FBI agent (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is sent into 1960s Mississippi to investigate a wave of brutal killings targeting civil rights leaders. Forced to work alongside notorious mafia hitman Greg Scarpa (Mark Wahlberg), he finds himself pulled into a deadly hunt where justice and vengeance begin to blur. When the system is broken, two men divided by everything agree on one thing: the law has limits. They don’t. By Any Means is directed by acclaimed American filmmaker Elegance Bratton, director of the films Pier Kids, Buck, The Inspection, “Growing Up”, and the doc Move Ya Body: The Birth of House previously. The screenplay is by Sascha Penn (Creed II, 1992, “Power Book III: Raising Kanan” series). Produced by Alex Lebovici, Chester Algernal Gordon, Elegance Bratton, Basil Iwanyk, Erica Lee, Mark Wahlberg, and Stephen Levinson. A Hammerstone Studios / Thunder Road Films / Freedom Principle Productions / Ballpoint Productions / Municipal Pictures Production. Paramount debuts Bratton’s By Any Means movie in theaters nationwide starting September 4th, 2026 coming up soon. Look good?

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