Batgirl has proven to be more trouble than it's worth for Warner Bros. Last year, the studio canceled the film despite its price tag of $90 million after it performed poorly during test screenings. Now, more than a year later, it appears its troubles are not far behind it - and this time, they're of the legal variety.
Cristina Stanovici, an extra on the doomed project, is suing the company for compensation after she suffered an injury during filming. Stanovici, who played a bystander, was struck by a motorbike while filming a scene for the movie in Glasgow.
Stanovici suffered such grievous injuries from the event that she believes she "would have been better off dead." Apart from a head gash and a broken thigh, the collision also damaged her hip, shin, pelvis, and thumb. This has significantly reduced her quality of life and the injuries continue to cause her pain well over a year later. For context, the accident happened in February 2022.
Stanovici sat with The Sun to talk about the event. She told the newspaper that, after the vehicle slammed into her, she screamed for the paramedics. In keeping with safety standards, the set had an ambulance on standby and Stanovici had seen it herself during the shooting.
If there was no ambulance, we highly doubt she would still be alive. Her injuries were so horrific that it took the paramedics almost an hour simply to stabilize and prepare her for transportation to a hospital.