DOUBLE EXPOSURE.

ACTORS; ACTRESSES; MOTION pictures; LAW, Jude, 1972-; AVNET, Jon; FILMMAKERS; PALTROW, Gwyneth, 1972-; SKY Captain & the World of Tomorrow (Film); PROOF (Theatrical production); MCCARTNEY, Stella, 1971-; COSTUME design; AUBURN, David; ZELLWEGER, Renee, 1969-; BRIDGET Jones: The Edge of Reason (Film)

The article looks at actors and actresses and their motion pictures to be released this fall. Jude Law: "It's not just how good his work is," says Jon Avnet, producer of "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" (opening Sept. 17), "it's so much fun with him." That must mean Hollywood will be whooping it up this fall because Law is showing up in an impressive six films. Gwyneth Paltrow: The actress reteams with her Talented Mr. Ripley costar Law in "Sky Captain". The film also brought her together with her longtime pal, fashion designer Stella McCartney (daughter of Paul), who created the movie's 1939 noirish costumes. Paltrow also stars in "Proof" (Dec. 24), an adaptation of David Auburn's Pulitzer-winning play. Renee Zellweger: To return as the Helen Fielding heroine in "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason" (Nov. 19), the actress put the pounds back on(she gained 20 for the 2001 original) and took her Britspeak out of mothballs. "It didn't matter what we talked about, she always used her English accent," says the sequel's director, Beeban Kidron. "I got so used to it that the minute we wrapped, and she started talking to me properly, I did a double take." Zellweger does plenty of those herself in "The Edge of Reason", the follow-up to Bridget Jones's Diary (and, like its predecessor, based on a Fielding novel).