Sévérine "Tomorrow Never Dies", Lisa Funnell dismissed Sévérine as based on outdated ideas.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
Skyfall (Adele song) in the US since Madonna's "Die Another Day" a decade earlier and is the first James Bond theme to debut in the top 10. Interest in "Skyfall" led to a 10% increase in sales of Adele's last album, "21", in the US. For the week ending 27 October 2012, the second week after its release, the song fell from number 8 to number 13. After "Skyfall" was released in cinemas in North America, Adele's song saw a sales increase of 66%. In January 2013, unofficial remixes also warranted the song an inclusion on the "Billboard" Hot Dance Club Songs chart,