007 First Light Reveals Its Bond Villain and It’s Lenny Kravitz
As we inch closer to the release of IO Interactive’s 007 First Light, the studio has begun pulling back the curtains on some of the biggest questions, and one of them was just answered during The Game Awards. We now know who the main villain is for 007 First Light, as well as the actor who’s portraying him.
Ladies and gentlemen, meet Bawma.
Singer Lenny Kravitz Will Be Playing the New Bond Villain in 007 First Light
In a rather unexpected reveal, IO Interactive has announced that Grammy award-winning singer, Lenny Kravitz (Fly Away), will be playing the game’s main villain, Bawma. He’s described as the largest black-market dealer in the Western Hemisphere, with a charismatic, often unpredictable personality.
And based on his reveal trailer, it looks like that unpredictability is going to have Bond hanging by a thread—literally. The footage concludes with a tense scene showing the 00 agent suspended upside down over a pit teeming with crocodiles, watching helplessly as Bawma casually kicks another unfortunate soul into the jaws below.
So what do we think of the new Bond villain? A pretty unexpected casting if I say so myself, though Bond films have never been shy about featuring major musicians. Just this being the first time (I believe?), one of the main villains is a pretty surprising reveal.
Let’s just hope that Lenny Kravitz can pull off the role, in what seems to be a pretty big star-studded casting for the game.
007 First Light officially releases on March 27, 2026, for the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. Pre-orders are now live.
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