Olga Kurylenko has launched a grueling fitness regime to prepare for her role in the newly titled James Bond movie Quantum of Solace.

The 28-year-old former model will play the role of Bond's side-kick Camille in the 22nd installment of the super-spy franchise - and she's undergoing a special workout program to ready herself for the task.

She says, "I'm doing weapons training and body flight training for aerial scenes and stunt work for fighting. My days are so long, and it's very physical. She's going to be very different from the previous Bond girls. She's a fighter. This girl is going to kick ass. She's on her own mission and she's driven by revenge."

The film, which will see Daniel Craig reprise the title role for a second time, has been shooting at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire, England, since November and is due for release later this year.

And St Trinian's star Gemma Arterton, who plays an MI6 agent in the movie, has already shot her love scenes with 007.

The 21-year-old insists playing Bond's love interest was more difficult than she first thought.

She says, "I felt like a giggly girl, and I felt so young and inexperienced - but I kissed James Bond!"

(This news article provided by World Entertainment News Network)