Sévérine "Tomorrow Never Dies", Lisa Funnell dismissed Sévérine as based on outdated ideas.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
The Illegitimates which was illustrated by Jim Lee. Killam also is an avid fan of the James Bond franchise, naming "On Her Majesty's Secret Service" and the Nintendo 64 game "Goldeneye" as memorable aspects of his college experiences, and Sean Connery, "Goldfinger" and "Skyfall" as his favorite Bond actor, film and theme, respectively. Killam was inspired by the observation that the amount of unprotected sex that a superspy like James Bond would have would produce many children, which provides an unusual permutation to the mythology of the Bond Girl. In this way, Bond is more of a springboard to the book's premise