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| Directed by | Elegance Bratton |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
By Any Means is an upcoming American historical crime thriller film directed by Elegance Bratton, written by Sascha Penn and Theodore Witcher, and starring Mark Wahlberg, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Nicole Beharie, Giancarlo Esposito, Josh Lucas, David Strathairn, Ethan Embry, LisaGay Hamilton, LaChanze.
A notorious mafia hitman and a young Black FBI agent team up to investigate the murders of civil rights leaders in Mississippi in 1966.
The film is directed by Elegance Bratton and produced by Hammerstone Studios, Thunder Road Films, Freedom Principle, and North.Five.Six. It is based on the Black List script CI34 from Sascha Penn and Theodore Witcher. Alex Lebovici is producing for Hammerstone Studios, alongside Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee for Thunder Road Films, Chester Algernal Gordon for Freedom Principle, Stephen Levinson, and Mark Wahlberg for Closest to the Hole Production banner. Wahlberg also leads the cast, initially alongside Sterling K. Brown. In February 2025, Yahya Abdul-Mateen II joined the cast, replacing Brown, due to scheduling conflicts. [1] [2]
Principal photography began on April 15, 2025 in Atlanta, Georgia. [3] [4] In April, Nicole Beharie, Giancarlo Esposito, Josh Lucas, David Strathairn, Ethan Embry, LisaGay Hamilton, and LaChanze joined the cast. [5] In May, Bright White Light boarded the film. [6]