{"id":518537,"date":"2026-06-04T16:08:13","date_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:08:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/518537\/"},"modified":"2026-06-04T16:08:13","modified_gmt":"2026-06-04T16:08:13","slug":"mark-wahlberg-completely-unrecognizable-in-new-movie-by-any-means-trailer-goes-viral","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/518537\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Wahlberg completely unrecognizable in new movie &#8216;By Any Means,&#8217; trailer goes viral"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_4775881\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/person\/mark-wahlberg\">Mark Wahlberg&#8217;s<\/a> look in his upcoming movie &#8220;By Any Means&#8221; might have people looking twice.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\" class=\"speakable\">Basic info:<\/p>\n<ul data-layout-index=\"5\">\n<li>Plot: Inspired by a true story, a young Black <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/category\/tech\/topics\/fbi\">FBI<\/a> agent (Yahya Abdul-Mateen II) is sent into 1960s Mississippi to investigate a wave of brutal killings targeting civil rights leaders. Forced to work alongside notorious mafia hitman Greg Scarpa (Mark Wahlberg), he finds himself pulled into a deadly hunt where justice and vengeance begin to blur. When the system is broken, two men divided by everything agree on one thing: the law has limits. They don\u2019t.<\/li>\n<li>Cast: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II, Mark Wahlberg, Nicole Beharie, Josh Lucas and Giancarlo Esposito.<\/li>\n<li>Release date: Sept. 4, 2026<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Mark_Wahlberg.jpeg\" alt=\"Mark Wahlberg stars in the upcoming movie \" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Mark Wahlberg attends The Netflix Cup, a live Netflix Sports event, at Wynn Las Vegas Golf on November 14, 2023 in Las Vegas, Nevada. ((Photo by Greg Doherty\/Getty Images for Netflix \u00a9 2023))<\/p>\n<p>Mark Wahlberg unrecognizable in new movie.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The preview for &#8220;By Any Means&#8221; hit the internet on Wednesday, and one thing became crystal clear immediately:<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_4775882\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/sacha-baron-cohens-ripped-new-look-marvel-role-has-fans-doing-double-take\"><strong>SACHA BARON COHEN\u2019S RIPPED NEW LOOK FOR MARVEL ROLE HAS FANS DOING A DOUBLE TAKE<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_4775883\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/mark-wahlbergs-wife-dove-under-covers-when-she-saw-actors-shaved-head-bald-role-flight-risk\">Mark Wahlberg looks like<\/a> a completely different person.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mark-wahlberg-family-plan-2-london-fox-news-001-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Mark Wahlberg standing at the Family Plan 2 world premiere in London\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Mark Wahlberg attends the &#8220;The Family Plan 2&#8221; world premiere at the Curzon Mayfair in London on Nov. 11, 2025. (Gareth Cattermole\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Not a little bit different! Wahlberg is completely unrecognizable in the role as <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_4775884\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/story\/ex-ku-klux-klan-member-convicted-in-1964-murders-sues-fbi\">infamous gangster Greg Scarpa<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">The trailer has generated significant attention after getting more than 12 million views on YouTube in under a day.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_4775885\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/jim-carrey-reveals-seal-team-six-officer-trained-him-endure-grinch-makeup-after-suffering-from-panic-atta\"><strong>JIM CARREY SAYS SEAL TEAM SIX OFFICER TRAINED HIM TO ENDURE &#8216;GRINCH&#8217; MAKEUP AFTER SUFFERING FROM PANIC ATTACK<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Give it a watch below, and let me know your thoughts at <strong>David.Hookstead@outkick.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Like I said, the popular actor looks like a completely different person. Whoever is responsible for the <a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_4775886\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/billy-zane-unrecognizable-marlon-brandos-godfather-sneak-peek-biopic\">makeup or facial prosthetics<\/a> did an incredibly impressive job.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">It&#8217;s always a bit neat when you see an actor or actress radically change their appearance for a role. Takes things to another level.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a data-omtr-intcmp=\"fnc_outkick-culture_article_main-content_article-body_6_4775887\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/entertainment\/mark-wahlberg-goes-extremes-high-maintenance-fitness-regimen\"><strong>MARK WAHLBERG GOES TO EXTREMES WITH &#8216;HIGH MAINTENANCE&#8217; FITNESS REGIMEN<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">There&#8217;s no doubt that&#8217;s what Wahlberg did here.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">For comparison, check out the movie poster below.<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">Now, check out the photo of Mark Wahlberg in his regular form below.<\/p>\n<p> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/mark-wahlberg-f1-las-vegas-fox-news-002-scaled.jpeg\" alt=\"Mark Wahlberg standing at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit during the F1 Grand Prix\" width=\"1200\" height=\"675\"\/> <\/p>\n<p>Mark Wahlberg attends the F1 Grand Prix at the Las Vegas Strip Circuit in Las Vegas, Nev., on Nov. 22, 2025. (Arnold Jerocki\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/foxnews.onelink.me\/xLDS?pid=AppArticleLink&amp;af_dp=foxnewsaf%3A%2F%2F&amp;af_web_dp=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.foxnews.com%2Fapps-products\"><strong>CLICK HERE TO DOWNLOAD THE FOX NEWS APP<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-layout-index=\"5\">What do you think of Wahlberg&#8217;s transformation? Let me know at <strong>David.Hookstead@outkick.com<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>David Hookstead is a reporter for OutKick.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mark Wahlberg&#8217;s look in his upcoming movie &#8220;By Any Means&#8221; might have people looking twice. 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