HBO has released the trailer for their Harry Potter stuntman documentary, David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived, which charts the journey of the young Daniel Radcliffe double who suffered a life-changing accident during the production of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1.
Executive produced by the boy-wizard himself, Daniel Radcliffe, and directed by Dan Hartley (Lad: A Yorkshire Story), David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived features personal footage shot over the last decade, as-well-as behind-the-scenes material from Holmes’ stunt work, scenes of his current life, and interviews with Daniel Radcliffe, friends, family, and former crew. Check out the trailer below…
The film 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 eleven. Over the next ten 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.
David Holmes: The Boy Who Lived debuts November 15 on Max, and on Sky Documentaries from 18 November in the U.K.
