By Any Means: Release Date, Cast, Story, and What to Know
By Any Means opens September 4. Here is the cast, true-story setup, trailer, and what Paramount has confirmed about the new crime thriller.
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By Any Means
A historical crime thriller about a young FBI agent and Mafia hitman investigating attacks on civil-rights leaders in 1960s Mississippi.
Release SEP 4, 2026
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Overview
By Any Means is a historical crime thriller directed by Elegance Bratton and written by Sascha Penn. Yahya Abdul-Mateen II plays a young Black FBI agent sent to Mississippi to investigate killings targeting civil-rights leaders, while Mark Wahlberg plays Mafia hitman and FBI informant Greg Scarpa. Paramount releases the film in theaters on September 4, 2026.
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