Paramount Pictures releases the final trailer for “By Any Means,” a crime thriller directed by Elegance Bratton. The trailer spotlights the film’s premise and core cast, including Mark Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, ahead of its planned theatrical release in early September.
Set in 1966 Mississippi, the story follows a young Black FBI agent investigating the murders of civil rights leaders. The agent teams up with a mafia hitman as the investigation seeks to uncover who is behind the killings and how the legal system responds. Multiple outlets describe the partnership as central to the film’s tension, emphasizing that the characters operate outside normal limits to reach the truth.
While one source frames the release as a “final” official trailer and highlights a gritty tone and “based on a true story” positioning, the other focuses more directly on the trailer as a promotional beat and reiterates the plot details: the setting, the civil rights leader murders, and the hunt for answers through an uneasy alliance.
