Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II Star in 'By Any Means,' a New Mafia Thriller

Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II are joining forces for By Any Means, an upcoming crime thriller exploring the collision between justice and vengeance.

The film, helmed by director Elegance Bratton with a script by Sacha Penn, draws from true events. Abdul-Mateen II plays a young Black FBI agent dispatched to 1960s Mississippi to probe a series of brutal assassinations targeting civil rights leaders. His investigation forces him to collaborate with Greg Scarpa, a ruthless mafia hitman portrayed by Wahlberg, as the two men navigate a perilous investigation where the lines between law enforcement and personal retribution blur.

"When the system is broken, two men divided by everything agree on one thing: the law has limits. They don't," reads the film's tagline.

The ensemble cast features Nicole Beharie, Josh Lucas, LisaGay Hamilton, LaChanze, Ethan Embry, David Strathairn, and Giancarlo Esposito.

By Any Means arrives in theaters on September 4.