The next developer diary for 007 First Light is out there to give us a better look at the voices & actors bringing 007 First Light to life
The cast of characters for 007 First Light have been flowing out there slowly with some big names many know, and some many might not know as of yet. Of course, up to now, the focus from IO Interactive has been on the bigger names like Lennie James and Lenny Kravitz. Weird it’s been two Lennys… But now we are back with the next big developer diary for 007 First Light to see the rest of the cast, get to know some of the characters, and see some of the process that brought them all to light. Not to mention, a bit of the inspiration for the main villain of that game before we need to bring it all down on May 27th on the PS5, Xbox Series X|S, Switch 2, and PC.
While we do get a bit for the bigger names and draw some are going to have for 007 First Light, here we get to meet not just more of the developer team but also Kiera Lester and Alastair Mackenzie. These would be the voices and base character designs for Moneypenny and Q, respectively. I say the base design, as the team did a full 3D scan of the performers and then modified them enough to fit the characters in the world that has been built for decades out there. Even if 007 First Light does take us back to the start of the character’s journey, these characters do have a look and feel from the source. Fans would be upset if they deviated too far away from all of that, I’m sure. Not that the IP hasn’t done that a number of times already, but the team is doing what they can to make it all their own while still staying true to the source.
007 First Light — Beyond The Light Episode 2 – Cast & Character
Beyond the Light Episode 2 shines a spotlight on the characters and the cast who bring them to life.
To pull back the curtain on how we are crafting 007 First Light, we’re joined by members of the dev team and two special guests, including:
- Martin Emborg – Narrative & Cinematic Director
- Beatrice Harty – Lead and Senior Character Artist
- Kiera Lester – Moneypenny
- Alastair Mackenzie – Q
007 First Light comes to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch 2, and PC on May 27th, 2026.
Do you like the core characters we are going to have in 007 First Light? Will it be nice to have Moneypenny in our ears the whole game? Do you think that Q was always the stylish “uncle” character to James? Does it make more sense for the costume design in the game with the explanations we have been given here? Let’s talk all of that out in the comment section further down the page here. That will keep us all going until the full version of 007 First Light is out there in our hands at least. You can join us in all of that fun on the site here, or by following along on all of our socials out there. One helps more than the other, but we are just trying to get all of the news out there to you as best we can.