Harry Potters Daniel Radcliffe reunites with stuntman left paralysed
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Harry Potter’s Daniel Radcliffe is working on a documentary which will see him meet up with his stunt double who was paralysed while shooting the Deathly Hallows film.
Radcliffe, who rose to fame as the titular wizard, is the executive producer behind an upcoming Sky and HBO documentary on his former stuntman, years after the incident.
Entitled David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, the special is said to be a coming-of-age story about a prodigious teenage gymnast who formed an undeniable bond with Radcliffe.
The documentary will delve into Holmes’ life prior to working on the iconic franchise and his relationship with the Harry Potter star as well as the incident that changed everything.
Holmes was working on Deathly Hallows: Part One when a planned explosion that was part of a stunt sent him plummeting to the ground.
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Unfortunately, the stunt left Holmes paralysed from the chest down with a debilitating spinal injury which he will never recover from.
The Boy Who Lived is going to feature candid personal footage shot over the past 10 years as well as behind-the-scenes moments from Holmes’ stunt work.
There will also be a look at his current life and intimate interviews with himself, Radcliffe, former crew members and his friends and family.
It is said that the documentary “reflects universal themes of living with adversity, growing up and the bonds that bind people together.”
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Despite no longer working together on the magical film franchise, Radcliffe, 34, and Holmes, 42, have remained close.
A few years ago, the pair launched the 2020 Cunning Stunts podcast with the mission of highlighting the “amazing work [stunt performs and co-ordinators] do whilst on set in the name of entertainment.”
When the podcast launched, Radcliffe said: “I think there’s a myth around stuntmen that they are just superhuman in some way.
“When the public see something really painful or horrible, they think it was a visual effect or that there’s some clever, safe way of doing it. Often that’s not the case.”
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“There’s no way of faking, for example, falling down stairs.
“When you get hit by a car, you’re still getting hit by a car, even if it’s going slower than it would.
“They find the safest way of doing it, but it can still hurt.”
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived premieres on Wednesday, November 15, on HBO and will be available on Sky Documentaries and NOW on Saturday, November 18.
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