Extra on DC Film Seeks Compensation After Bike Accident

Hollywood firm Warner Bros are being sued by 36-year-old, Cristina Stanovici, for £200,000 after nearly being killed two years ago in a motorcycle accident while filming DC movie Batgirl, which failed to air.

Stanovici was an extra in the unreleased film and underwent immediate surgery after being hit by a speeding motorcycle. Two years later and she has admitted that the pain causes her problems every day.

“I decided to come back to the place where it happened as part of my recovery,” said Stanovici. “I had a good cry as I walked around the place but I don’t like being here.

“It’s been more than two years and my lawyer is now ready to take them to court. I was quite anxious because you have three years to make a complaint and it’s going to be three years in March so the clock was ticking. I feel like the production company should have to pay for what I’ve been through.

“I know it won’t be the millions of dollars you would get if it had happened in America. But it’s not just about the money, it’s about acknowledgement that it should not have happened and I did nothing wrong.”

Stanovici has a huge scar running all the way down the outside of her right leg which occurred in Glasgow, where the movie was being filmed at the time. She suffered a broken thigh, shin, hip, pelvis and thumb and a head gash when the bike carrying a camera ploughed into her on March 4, 2022.

Stavonici and other extras were asked to stand on the pavement while a fire engine drove along the street during a 3am shoot. But at the same time an e-motorbike with a camera rig was travelling along the same pavement to record the action. As it passed by Cristina, the bike collided with her and sent her tumbling to the ground.

It’s understood they are seeking at least £200,000 from the production firm, according to the Sun, as well as interest from the date of the incident and legal expenses.

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