Rose McGowan. (AP Files)

Production on Rose McGowan's new film has ground to a halt after the actress suffered a serious arm injury on set.

The star is currently filming comic book movie Red Sonja under the direction of her fiance, Robert Rodriguez, but the shoot has been stopped after McGowan hurt herself during a dangerous stunt.

The 36 year old has undergone surgery on her wrist and elbow after suffering serious nerve damage and she admits it will take at least six months of physiotherapy before she is back to full health.

She tells Fox News, "I had wrist and elbow surgery and they took part of my elbow out. I had really bad nerve damage from doing stunts - I do a lot of my own stunts.

"I could no longer use my arm, but now I can hold a fork and drive so we're working our way up. It'll probably be another six months of rehab, but it's the price you pay for being really limber and being able to do back flips!"