Mark Wahlberg Wears Fake Nose in ‘By Any Means’ Set Photos – ryan
- Mark Wahlberg looks nearly unrecognizable in photos taken on the set of his new movie
- By Any Meansfrom director Elegance Bratton, stars Wahlberg and Yahya Abdul Mateen II
- Both stars can be seen in 1960s-inspired looks, with Wahlberg in what appears to be a false nose
Mark Wahlberg is cutting an unusual figure on the set of his new movie.
The actor-entrepreneur, 53, was spotted in Atlanta on Tuesday, April 15, filming scenes for the upcoming crime thriller By Any Means. Sporting what appears to be a false nose and a 1960s-inspired outfit rendering him almost unrecognizable, Wahlberg waved at photographers between takes.
From The Inspection director Elegance Bratton, By Any Means follows “a notorious mafia hitman and a young Black FBI agent” who team up “to investigate the murders of civil rights leaders in 1966 Mississippi,” per a synopsis.
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Wahlberg was pictured on set in a gray suit over a wide-lapeled, rich red, collared shirt. Completing the Flight Risk star’s 1960s authenticity was a pair of amber-tinted aviator sunglasses and long hair, in addition to his altered nose.
Costar Yahya Abdul-Mateen II was also seen filming. The Watchmen Emmy winner, pictured speaking on a corded phone, wore a blue-gray suit with a matching tie over a white shirt.
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By Any Meansfrom screenwriters Sascha Penn and Theodore Witcher, also stars Giancarlo Esposito, Ethan Embry, Josh Lucas, David Strathairn, LisaGay Hamilton, LaChanze and Nicole Beharie.
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Deadline reported last October that the film is based on a true story about J. Edgar Hoover’s FBI hiring a hitman named Scarpa off the books. Sterling K. Brown was originally cast, but no longer stars.
Wahlberg also leads writer-director Shane Black’s upcoming Play Dirty with Dermot Mulroney, director Peter Farrelly’s Balls Up with Paul Walter Hauser and The Family Plan 2the sequel to 2023’s hit action-comedy costarring Michelle Monaghan.