Sévérine "Tomorrow Never Dies", Lisa Funnell dismissed Sévérine as based on outdated ideas. Sévérine Sévérine is a fictional character who appears in the 23rd "James Bond" film "Skyfall" (2012). Played by Bérénice Marlohe, Sévérine is a former sex slave who works as an accomplice of Raoul Silva (Javier Bardem). She collaborates with James Bond (Daniel Craig) to stop her boss, but is captured and killed by Silva. Marlohe had secured the role after two auditions for director Sam Mendes and casting director Debbie McWilliams. She looked to Xenia Onatopp as a point of inspiration for her performance. Distancing herself from the
Motifs in the James Bond film series Kill" and "Spectre", Q takes active roles in Bond's missions. For the 2006 "Casino Royale" reboot and the subsequent instalment, "Quantum of Solace", the character of Q was, like Moneypenny, dropped, and although Bond still receives a supply of mission equipment, no technical briefing is shown on screen. The technical briefings resume, under the tutelage of Q, in "Skyfall" and "Spectre". There are several running jokes throughout the series. Established in "Goldfinger" is Q's continuing disgust at how his equipment is often lost, damaged or destroyed by Bond during missions. Another is how easily distracted Bond is in the lab