Jude Law is a tough guy, playing many different roles. But apparently he's no match for Chinese-born actress Bai Ling.

The two recently started work on a fight scene being used for the retro-science-fiction film "The World of Tomorrow" where Ling told Sci-Fi Wire that she "kick(ed) his butt."

"I did actually hurt him when we were rehearsing," Ling said. "He's so delicate and so handsome, I was so afraid. And when we were training from the beginning, the dynamic, we don't know each other.

"One time I hurt his forehead. I heard a sound, and I said, 'Are you OK?' He's like a stud, though. He said, 'Yeah, I'm cool.' He's very professional."

Law plays a pilot helping reporter Polly Perkins (Gwyneth Paltrow) investigate the disappearance of scientists in 1939 New York. Law and Paltrow previously worked together in "The Talented Mr. Ripley."

Ling said she has an outfit that will definitely having people look twice.

"I have all this very chic black leather," she said. "I do a lot of kung fu in it, and I don't want her to be just a kung fu character, because you can never beat Bruce Lee. I gave her a characteristic which is my own, like how she walks and fights. It's very sexy. I have a hat and sunglasses, and I also have this jacket.

"The clothes are very tight to my body and I was suffering when we were shooting. I look great. Everybody said, 'YOu look great!' But inside, I couldn't see properly, I couldn't hear properly, I couldn't really move properly. I was suffering and I was sweaty."

"World of Tomorrow" is being prepared for a Summer 2004 release.

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