If the spotlight was on
Daniel Radcliffe
Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint during filming and broadcasts of the films Harry Potter, we must also not forget those who worked in the shadows. They played an essential role in highlighting the story imagined by JK Rowling, as well as the main actors. Take the example of David Holmes. If this name doesn’t mean anything to you, it is nevertheless very important for Daniel Radcliffegiven that he was her stunt double for the most dangerous scenes.
David Holmes gave so much of himself that he ended up paralyzed during a film shoot for Harry Potter. It was only 25 years old that the stuntman learned this terrible news. The incident occurred when he was rehearsing a flight scene for the filming ofHarry Potter and the Deathly Hallows at the Warner Bros studio in Leavesden. He was strapped into a harness and was propelled into the air. However, the speed was so great that the cable holding him broke and threw David Holmes against the wall, breaking his neck…
Daniel Radcliffe will produce a documentary on David Holmes, his former stunt double who was left paralyzed after an accident on the set of Harry Potter.⚡ pic.twitter.com/Fh4WMX2JJ2
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Daniel Radcliffe, always there for David Holmes
“My first thought was not to call my parents, I didn’t want to worry them”said the stuntman in an interview with the Mirror
as reported by our colleagues from Paris Match. He added : “I hit the wall, then landed on the drop mat below. My coordinator grabbed my hand and said, ‘Squeeze my fingers.’ I could move my arm to grab his hand, but I couldn’t squeeze his fingers. fingers. That’s when I realized something bad had happened.”
Touched by this tragedy, Daniel Radcliffe wanted to support his stuntman in his rehabilitation. The actor who played Harry Potter visited him in the hospital and also organized an auction and a charity dinner to raise money to cover medical costs. Several years later, the actor, now 34 years old, wants to help again David Holmes. In fact, he has decided to produce a documentary on the stuntman in the coming months, as announced by the X account, formerly Twitter,
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