In 2009, David Holmes found himself paralyzed after an accident on the set of Harry Potter 7. He was Daniel Radcliffe’s understudy. His story will be told in a documentary which promises to be moving.
Daniel Radcliffe isn’t done with Harry Potter and Harry Potter isn’t done with him, as evidenced by the new project the actor is working on.
While the future Wolverine (?) is in the French news with the broadcast of the magical saga on TF1, we learn from the American site Deadline that the former interpreter of the wizard with round glasses worked on a documentary centered on the story of David Holmes, a stuntman who lost the use of his legs after an accident on the set of Harry Potter 7.
If the Harry Potter interpreter chose to produce and participate in this documentary, it is because it was his understudy since The Sorcerer’s Stone.
Holmes had to perform a simple stunt: while he was thrown against a wall after an explosion, it fell too heavily to the ground. Without the possibility of moving after the shock, he discovers in the hospital that his neck has been broken and that he is now paralyzed. He was only 25 years old.
Entitled in English David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived (a nice nod to the Harry Potter universe), this documentary will be composed of personal images of his life, making-of films from the magical saga, as well as discussions with Radcliffe and former members of the film set. A film that promises to be moving.
It will be broadcast on November 15 in the United States on HBO and available on Max immediately. No dates have been announced for other countries. We will probably have to wait for the arrival of the streaming platform to be able to discover this documentary in France.