Mark Wahlberg, who is generally known for comedy and action roles, is taking on an exciting new project as he plays a mafia hitman in the 1960s in the historical crime thriller By Any Means, which just started filming in Atlanta, Ga.
In the first photos of Wahlberg in character on the set of the film, the actor looked barely recognizable while he acted alongside fellow cast memberYahya Abdul-Mateen II.
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Wahlberg looked completely different in a ’60s-era brown suit with a red shirt underneath, along with a gold watch and rings on his fingers. His hair perfectly fit the setting of the film, with an extreme side part and plenty of volume. The look was completed with retro glasses with reddish-brown lenses.
Check out the first photos of Wahlberg playing a 1960s hitman here.
By Any Means is reportedly based on a true story of a hitman hired by J. Edgar Hoover at the FBI who ends up partnering with Abdul-Mateen II’s character, a special agent. The two work together to hunt down those behind the murder of civil rights leaders in 1966 in Mississippi.
The movie also stars Nicole Beharie, Giancarlo Esposito, Josh Lucas and more, and there is no set release date yet.