Daniel Radcliffe to Executive Produce Coming-of-Age Film About His “Harry Potter” Stunt Double
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The film's subject, David Holmes, was paralyzed while working on 'Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows - Part 1'
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Daniel Radcliffe (L), David Holmes (R)Daniel Radcliffe is telling Harry Potter's story in a new way.
The actor, 34, will be stepping behind the camera to revisit Hogwarts from the viewpoint of his stunt double, David Holmes.
According to Deadline, Holmes became paralyzed from the chest down with a debilitating spinal injury after an explosion on-set during the filming of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows — Part 1 sent him plummeting to the ground. His story will be told through the HBO Original documentary David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived.
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HBO announced on Tuesday that the film was made in association with SKY and is executive produced by Radcliffe and directed by Dan Hartley.
A press release for the film notes that Holmes became the "greatest source of strength and inspiration" for Radcliffe and other members of the stunt team. The statement described the documentary as a "coming-of-age story" that begins with Holmes' time as a skilled teenage gymnast in Essex, England.
The documentary promises to feature "candid personal footage shot over the last decade, behind-the-scenes material from Holmes’ stunt work, scenes of his current life, and intimate interviews with David, Daniel Radcliffe, friends, family, and former crew."
Holmes shared in a post on Instagram after HBO's announcement that the documentary took "four years' hard work" and referred to his work with the beloved franchise as "the best job in the world."
"I am only able to live because of the united love and support that I am fortunate enough to have had. And it is thanks to this love and support that I am able to share my journey with you all," he added.
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Radcliffe spoke out about his friendship with Holmes in a previous interview with the Daily Mirror.
“I’ve got a relationship that goes back many, many years with Dave," he said in 2017. "And I would hate for people to just see me and Dave and go, ‘oh, there’s Daniel Radcliffe with a person in a wheelchair’ – because I would never, even for a moment, want them to assume that Dave was anything except for an incredibly important person in my life."
The two began working together again in 2020 with Holmes' podcast series Cunning Stunts.
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived premieres on HBO on Nov. 15 at 9 p.m. and will be available to stream on Max.
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