{"id":444609,"date":"2025-12-13T14:29:14","date_gmt":"2025-12-13T14:29:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/444609\/"},"modified":"2025-12-13T14:29:14","modified_gmt":"2025-12-13T14:29:14","slug":"first-look-at-lenny-kravitzs-magnetic-james-bond-villain-in-007-first-light","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/444609\/","title":{"rendered":"First look at Lenny Kravitz&#8217;s &#8220;magnetic&#8221; James Bond villain in 007 First Light"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The Hunger Games actor and &#8216;Are You Gonna Go My Way&#8217; singer Lenny Kravitz is officially now a James Bond villain. A brand new trailer for the upcoming 007 First Light game has introduced Kravitz as baddie Bawma, who has captured our spy in a classically over-the-top trap.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Developed by IO Interactive, the team behind the Hitman games, First Light tells the origin story of a young Bond as he goes on his earliest missions and needs to earn his licence to kill and 00 status.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">In this trailer, we see Bond in Mauritania, where crime lord Bawma has risen to the top of the black market arms trade, and sees himself as some sort of God.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">As he monologues about how great he and the ship graveyard-turned-town he runs are, we see that Bond is hanging upside down with some scaly pets looking to chow down.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"12\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">We don&#8217;t know if Kravitz has done a song for the game or not, but there is precedent. Joss Stone both played a character in and provided the theme for the 2012 Bond game Blood Stone.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"lenny kravitz, 007 first light trailer\" title=\"Lenny Kravitz, 007 First Light trailer\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2844\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/lenny-kravitz-007-first-light-trailer-693bf3a924078.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>IO Interactive<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"15.0\">Related:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a46265799\/best-film-tv-tours-2024\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a46265799\/best-film-tv-tours-2024\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best film and TV tours for 2025\" data-node-id=\"15.2\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-node-id=\"15.2.0\">Best film and TV tours for 2025<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Alongside Kravitz, the cast for First Light includes The Walking Dead franchise&#8217;s Lennie James, Humans&#8217; Gemma Chan, Andor&#8217;s Alastair Mackenzie, Steeltown Murders&#8217; Priyanga Burford, and Dexter: Original Sin&#8217;s Patrick Gibson as Bond himself.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"19\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The official synopsis reads: &#8220;Bond&#8217;s adventures will take players all around the globe, coming face to face with allies and foes (or in some cases, both), while choosing how they overcome obstacles and challenges, whether it be with brute force, cunning guile, or charming wit.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"21\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ioi.dk\/007firstlightgame?panel=007firstlightgame%2Fnews%2F2025%2Flenny-kravitz-joins-007-first-light-as-the-pirate-king-bawma\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/ioi.dk\/007firstlightgame?panel=007firstlightgame%2Fnews%2F2025%2Flenny-kravitz-joins-007-first-light-as-the-pirate-king-bawma\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"A blog post on IO&#039;s website\" data-node-id=\"21.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">A blog post on IO&#8217;s website<\/a> teases that Bawma is one of the characters who &#8220;blurs the line between ally and adversary&#8221;, while Kravitz described his role as &#8220;magnetic and unpredictable&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"23\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;There&#8217;s danger in him, but also heart and purpose,&#8221; the star added. &#8220;He&#8217;s not just a man with power; he is a man who has to fight for every inch of it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"007 first light game artwork\" title=\"007 First Light game artwork\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2134\" height=\"1200\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/007-first-light-693bf44533575.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>IO Interactive<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"26.0\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a69134597\/amazon-james-bond-deal-cost-less\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a69134597\/amazon-james-bond-deal-cost-less\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Amazon&#039;s shock James Bond deal cost a lot less than everybody thought - here&#039;s why it was so cheap\" data-node-id=\"26.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon&#8217;s shock James Bond deal cost a lot less than everybody thought &#8211; here&#8217;s why it was so cheap<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"28\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Over on the film side, Amazon MGM is now in creative control of Bond and has appointed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a65198549\/james-bond-26-director-denis-villeneuve\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a65198549\/james-bond-26-director-denis-villeneuve\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Denis Villeneuve\" data-node-id=\"28.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Denis Villeneuve<\/a> as director and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a65576029\/peaky-blinders-steven-knight-write-new-james-bond\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/movies\/a65576029\/peaky-blinders-steven-knight-write-new-james-bond\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Steven Knight\" data-node-id=\"28.3\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Steven Knight<\/a> as writer.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"30\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">The new big screen Bond actor is still up in the air, and the rumour mill is continuing to run in overdrive.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"32\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"32.0\">007 First Light will be released on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2 and PC on 27 March.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"35.0\">Love TV? 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