Paramount Pictures has shared the first trailer for By Any Means, the upcoming crime thriller from director Elegance Bratton.
Set in 1960s Mississippi, the film follows a young FBI agent (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) as he is tasked with investigating the brutal murders of civil rights leaders, where he is partnered up with a notorious mafia hitman (Mark Wahlberg) and the pair set out on a mission that blurs the line between justice and vengeance.
The film also stars Nicole Beharie, Josh Lucas, LisaGay Hamilton, LaChanze, Ethan Embry, David Strathairn and Giancarlo Esposito. Watch the trailer below…
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 arrives in cinemas on September 4th.
