Supermodel-turned-bounty hunter, Domino Harvey found dead

Film Release On Track Despite Stars Death

Domino Harvey, a 35-year-old supermodel-turned-bounty hunter who’s being played by Keira Knightley in the upcoming action movie “Domino,” was found dead in a bathtub in her West Hollywood home on Monday night (27JUN05) but the film will return to its original August release date.

She was taken to Cedars-Sinai hospital where she was pronounced dead. An autopsy is scheduled, said Brenda Shafer, a coroner’s office spokeswoman. Cause of death isn’t expected to be released until blood tests were returned.

According to the synopsis for the film, Harvey is the daughter of legendary actor Laurence Harvey and a former model who rejected her privileged Beverly Hills life to become a bounty hunter.
Domino quit modelling 12 years ago (93) to capture fugitives and criminals who had jumped bail.

Back in May, Harvey was arrested and was facing a possible life jail sentence over drug charges filed last year (04). She was charged with conspiracy to distribute drugs, possession, trafficking and racketeering. Around that same time New Line announced the film would be pushed back to November 4th (it has since shifted again to November 23rd).

New Line has announced that DOMINO will return to its original August release date. The studio said the move wasn’t related to the death of Ms. Harvey but was done because of the availability of Keira Knightley to promote the film while on break from PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN 2 & 3.
No word yet on what impact the death of Ms. Harvey will have on the film or whether the film will acknowledge her passing.

DOMINO director Tony Scott said in a statement, “Domino never failed to surprise or inspire me over the last 12 years. She was a free spirit like no other I have ever known.â€?

Producer Samuel Hadida added, “We were enormously saddened to hear of Domino’s untimely passing. She and I had been conferring about her music to be used in the film only weeks ago. I know I speak for all of us on the movie’s cast and crew when I say how much we enjoyed her presence on set when she visited. And although our film is not intended as a biographical piece, hers was the dynamic personality and indomitable spirit that spawned an exciting adventure, not just on screen, but in real life.”