'Transformers 3' Extra Suing Paramount Pictures After Serious Injury on Set

By PopEater Staff Posted Oct 5th 2010 09:40PM

'Transformers 3' extra Gabriella Cedillo was seriously injured during filming last month after a stunt went horribly wrong. And on Tuesday, her brother, Adolfo Romo, filed a lawsuit on her behalf against Paramount Pictures alleging negligence, RadarOnline.com reports.

"We filed a case this morning in Chicago and made a request for a jury trial," Cedillo's attorney Todd A. Smith told RadarOnline.com.

Her lawyer also said Cedillo, 24, is unable to speak and is paralyzed on her left side. "It looks like she has vision loss in the left eye, which is sewn shut because there's a paralysis associated with that and they don't want her eye to dry out." One day after the accident in September, Cedillo underwent brain surgery.

The suit refers to the victim as "a disabled person" and says that she "assumed no risk of injury in performing her duties as an extra on the Transformers 3 movie set."

Several different mechanical and procedural malfunctions are listed in the suit including: "Failed to properly weld the metal bracket to the stunt car... Failed to provide adequate safety precautions... Allowed untrained extras to drive their own vehicles within close proximity to a violent stunt."

It's been reported that Cedillo was driving her own car while a stunt vehicle drove in the opposite direction. A cable towing one of the stunt cars came loose and sliced through Cedillo's car window, striking her in the head.

The suit is seeking in more than $50,000 on counts of negligence against seven different companies and individuals involved. "All of these entities played a role in some respect as to what happened," Smith said. "In Illinois you're not allowed to ask for a specific sum so ultimately the amount of money in this case will be determined by a jury.

Cedilli is making small improvements, Smith said. "Gabriela is somewhat responsive and the family is hopeful that she will continue to take these small strides."

Tags: Gabriella Cedillo, Transformers 3

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Tuesday 05 October

By rskillsta

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All the money conservative producer Jerry Bruckheimer has made from The Transformers movies and see what little concern he has for safety of human beings. He must be the real Transformer robot.

By Ashram

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Jerry Bruckheimer has absolutely no involvement in the Transformers movies. Steven Spielberg is the producer of the three films. And, it's not just the producer (if the producer can really be considered), it's the director, Michael Bay, who goes overboard with dangerously risky shoots. And, seriously, what relevance does bringing up Mr. Bruckheimer's political stance have to do with anything? Before you point the finger at someone, be sure that you're correct about your choice first. In addition, refrain from mentioning irrelevant details in a discussion that has nothing to do with them.

Wednesday 06 October

By Sam

rskillsta is a STUPID LIBERAL!
I hope the victim of this accident is well taken care of.

By themeeker

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What the he!! has his being a liberal got to do with it? Just shut up. You're one of those obnoxious neocons who can't stand it when anyone disagrees with him. That's how Hitler got started.

By xiacxxmeicr

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STFU you quack. This girl had a traumatic brain injury and will never be the same again.
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By Ellen

Michael Bay is a moron. He can't even make a decent action movie.

By Lucas

While Bay is the Director typically such things are in the hands of a Stunt Coordinator to set up, triple check the details etc. Including details like who is in the other cars. The Director entrusts the Coordinator to handle things properly.

By gail

i hope she will recover fully.

By SiastaEg

Wow...all this for a crappy movie.

By beatledonny

you could only know the movie is' crapy' if you spent your money to see them,,idoit!!!

By Terri

This is terrible I feel for Gabriella Cedillo and her family. I just don't understand why they didn't make this particular stunt safer. We're they try to cut costs? The producers are suppose to be there hands on so these things don't happen, that's why they get the BIG BUCKS. I hope she recovers and has a happy life. God Bless you Gabriella and take care.

By royrbauch

lookie here now them transfoormers is cool.they change into thangs and fight um hard. they not querpsnappers but the bad guys is

By Larry

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The producer's job is NOT to run the stunts but to see that the Stunt Coordinator is qualified and has the necessary equipment on hand. Here it sounds like the cable or attachment, to which it was hooked, was faulty. Sounds like some penny wise pound foolishness was at play, either by the movie management or the parts manufacturer/supplier or both. A couple decades ago the Hartford Civic Center roof collapsed because counterfeit bolts were supplied. The bolts used were not hardened so fatigued faster than the projected usability date and failed because the wind gusts would temporarily releave the stress of the roof's weight due to aerodyanamic effects. The repetitive stressing and unstressing age hardened the bolts, making them brittle. Just took just an above average snow fall to bring down a roof likely designed to hold up under 3 feet of snow or more, given New England's winter weather patterns.

royrbauch

what is a querpsnappers ?

By Richard I. M. Kraunium

It's a small insect that lives in the anuses of movie excutives. It makes nests in the folds of their a**es and spins webs from the lint of their underwear.

By Venus

she should have stuck to making cookies instead of dreams of being an actor!!! But I do hope she recovers and wins the lawsuit, Hollywood goes unchecked and its about time they start answering for their wrong doings.

By beybking

The problem is unions like the Sreen Actors Guild allowing extras to perform in and around these types of stunts, when you should have trained professional stuntmen and stuntwomen. Who exactly is on the side of the performers and extras for that matter....it certainly is not the producers.

By cqdeed

As a normal rule I am not a fan of lawsuits as most are just filed by money hungry fools. This case is different. An actual life-changing injury has happened to a person who shares no fault. My prayers go out to the lady and her family and I hope you win your lawsuit.

By berentsonw

What a beautiful women!! God speed and I hope you get better - back to normal soon!!

By surely

It' a sad fact, accidents happen all the time.

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