Daniel Radcliffe Reunites with Stunt Double David Holmes for Documentary "The Boy Who Lived"
Daniel Radcliffe's #HarryPotter stunt double, David Holmes, was paralyzed after a set accident on "Deathly Hallows Part 1." Now the duo have reunited to tell Holmes' life story in the documentary "The Boy Who Lived," airing this November.
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- Variety (@Variety) October 24, 2023
Daniel Radcliffe has boarded the upcoming HBO original documentary “David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived” as an executive producer, in addition to being prominently featured as an interviewee.
Set to debut in November, the documentary chronicles the life of Radcliffe’s “Harry Potter” stunt double David Holmes, who worked closely alongside Radcliffe from “Sorcerer’s Stone” all the way to “Deathly Hallows Part 1” when he was tragically paralyzed during a set accident. Holmes broke his neck performing a stunt and was paralyzed from the chest down.
The official synopsis: The documentary is a coming-of-age story of stuntman David Holmes, a prodigious teenage gymnast from Essex, England, who is selected to play Daniel Radcliffe’s stunt double in the first ‘Harry Potter’ film, when Daniel is just 11. Over the next 10 years, the two form an inextricable bond, but on the penultimate film a tragic accident on set leaves David paralyzed with a debilitating spinal injury, turning his world upside down. As Daniel and his closest stunt colleagues rally to support David and his family in their moment of need, it is David’s extraordinary spirit of resilience that becomes their greatest source of strength and inspiration.
The documentary features candid and personal footage shot over the last decade, behind-the-scenes footage from Holmes' stunt work, interviews with David, Daniel, friends family and former colleagues.
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this is an excellent project for daniel to be a part of, considering how toxic the film franchise has become in recent years. continues to show how decent a human being he is.