Paramount Pictures has acquired U.S. rights to “By Any Means,” a civil rights era crime thriller from director Elegance Bratton, starring Yahya Abdul-Mateen II and Mark Wahlberg.
The studio has dated the film for theatrical release on Sept. 4.
The logline for the film, set against the backdrop of 1966 Mississippi and loosely based on true events, reads: “By Any Means” follows a volatile partnership between a hardened mafia hitman and a young Black FBI agent as they are forced into an uneasy alliance to track down those responsible for the killing of civil rights leaders — uncovering a conspiracy that tests the limits of justice, loyalty, and survival.
Nicole Beharie, David Strathairn, Giancarlo Esposito, Josh Lucas and Ethan Embry round out the top-tier cast.
“This is a story about unlikely alliances forged under impossible circumstances — where justice is not clean, and the truth comes at a cost,” said Bratton. “I wanted to explore what it means to confront violence not just as an act, but as a system — and what it demands of those caught inside it.”
Bratton directs from a screenplay by Sascha Penn. Producers include Alex Lebovici (for Hammerstone Studios); Chester Algernal Gordon and Bratton (Freedom Principle); Basil Iwanyk and Erica Lee (Thunder Road); and Wahlberg and Stephen Levinson (Municipal).
WME Independent handled the sale. North.five.six is handling international sales of the film.
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