Daniel Radcliffe reunites with his Harry Poter stunt double David Holmes to tell the story of how Holmes became paralyzed on the set of the hit series.
The new HBO documentary “David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived” showcases Holmes’ life, including his time working closely with Radcliffe from “Sorcerer’s Stone” through “Deathly Hallows Part 1.”
On the set of the first Deathly Hallows, Holmes injured himself during a stunt, which left him paralyzed from the chest down.
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“Harry Potter” star Daniel Radcliffe is teaming up with his former stunt double for a new documentary. (Angela Weiss/AFP)
The synopsis for HBO’s documentary, obtained by Variety, reveals: “The film is a coming-of-age story of stuntman David Holmes, an amazing teenage gymnast from Essex, England, who is chosen to be Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double to play in the first part of the “Harry Potter” movie when Daniel was just 11 years old.”
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The synopsis explains how Radcliffe and Holmes grew closer as they worked together for a decade before Holmes was injured.
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“Over the next ten years, the two develop an inseparable bond, but in the penultimate film there is a tragic accident on set that leaves David paralyzed and sustains a serious spinal injury, turning his world upside down.” it further in the table of contents. “As Daniel and his closest stunt colleagues support David and his family in their time of need, it is David’s extraordinary resilience that becomes their greatest source of strength and inspiration.”
Daniel Radcliffe starred alongside Emma Watson and Rupert Grint in the Harry Potter film series. (Richard Corkery/NY Daily News Archive via Getty Images)
HBO noted that the upcoming documentary, set to premiere in November, “will include candid personal footage from the past decade, behind-the-scenes footage of Holmes’ stunt work, scenes from his current life, and intimate interviews with David.” Daniel Radcliffe, friends, family and former crew.”
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“The film also reflects universal themes such as living with adversity, growing up, forming identity in an uncertain world, and the bonds that hold us together and lift us up,” the network continued.
Radcliffe will also serve as executive producer of David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived.
Daniel Radcliffe will provide behind-the-scenes insights from the decade he worked with his stunt double while filming the Harry Potter series. (Roy Rochlin/FilmMagic)
This is not the first time that Holmes and Radcliffe have been in touch again since the tragic accident. In 2020, the two launched the Cunning Stunts podcast together, where they discussed stunt performers in Hollywood.
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“I think there’s a myth around stuntmen, that they’re just superhuman in some ways,” Radcliffe said during an episode of the podcast in 2020. “When the public sees something really painful or horrible, they think it’s a visual effect was or that there is one.” A clever and safe way to do that. Often that is not the case. There is no way to fake falling down the stairs, for example. If you get hit by a car, you’ll still get hit by a car, even if it’s going slower than it would be. They find the safest way to do it, but it can still hurt.”
The cast of “Harry Potter” (Dimitrios Kambouris/WireImage)
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“David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived” airs November 19th on HBO and is available to stream on MAX.