If it weren't so tragic, it would seem like a perfectly timed slice of

movie promotion.

Model, bounty hunter and all-around lightning rod of controversy Domino

Harvey has been found dead in the bathtub of her West Hollywood,

California, home, with the cause not immediately known. Harvey, 35, was

the daughter of actor Laurence Harvey ("The Manchurian Candidate") and

the subject of "Domino," an action biography due in theaters later this

summer.

A former Ford model who quit her successful career to instead capture

fugitives and bail-jumping criminals, Harvey had sold the rights to her

life story several years ago. Her sudden death has spawned rumors of a

film delay, but the studio behind the Tony Scott-directed, Keira

Knightley-starring film says it has no intention of changing the ending

to reflect her real-life demise.

"The movie 'Domino' is locked," a New Line Cinema spokesperson said. "We're not changing the ending. We're actually moving the release date to August 19."

"We were enormously saddened to hear of Domino's untimely passing,"

producer Samuel Hadida said in a statement. "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 onscreen, but in real life."

Harvey, who wasn't a singer but considered herself to be a DJ, recently

wrote and recorded an original song to be played over the film's opening

credits. The studio insists that the music is completed, as is the movie, which stars Knightley as the doomed beauty.

"Domino never failed to surprise or inspire me over the last 12 years,"

Scott's press release read. "She was a free spirit like no other I have

ever known."

New Line said the film is in the final stages of post-production and

that there won't even be an epilogue added to acknowledge the final days

of Harvey's life. Seeking to remind audiences that the film is not a

"Ray"-like straightforward biopic, the studio also insisted that the film

is "loosely based" on her life.