 Bérénice Marlohe was cast as Séverine, saved from the Macau sex trade by Silva and now working as his representative.Marlohe described her character as being "glamorous and enigmatic", and that she drew inspiration from "GoldenEye" villain Xenia Onatopp (played by Famke Janssen).Ralph Fiennes was cast as Gareth Mallory, a former lieutenant colonel in the British Army and now Chairman of the Intelligence and Security Committee, which regulates MI6.