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An "insider" has confirmed a lot of different pieces of Casino Royale casting news that have appeared in the press over the past week to movie website AICN. According to the source, Australian actress Rose Byrne has landed the role of Vesper Lynd in the forthcoming James Bond film. MI6 exclusively revealed in a report last week that Bryne was screentesting. The AICN report also "confirms": - French actor Seydina Baldi has been cast as a henchman - Pop star Seal lost the part of Solari to Baldi - Italian actress Caterina Murino has been cast as Solonge, Demetrius's girlfriend - Simon Abkarian has been signed to play villain Demetrius - Le Chiffre, who was the central villain in Ian Fleming's original 1953 novel, is not in the film