Domino is still standing. After initially deciding to postpone the picture, New Line Cinema and filmmaker Tony Scott have now opted to stick with the original August release date for the thriller Domino, about a model turned bounty hunter, following the sudden death of the woman who served as the movie’s inspiration.

Domino Harvey, the 35-year-old daughter of the late British actor Laurence Harvey, was found dead Monday in the bathtub of her West Hollywood apartment. An autopsy failed to determine cause of death, though initial reports indicate it may have been the result of a drug overdose; toxicology tests are pending, according to the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office.

Harvey was busted last month in a drug-trafficking sting in Mississippi and was under house arrest awaiting trial.

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

Harvey gave up her glamourous life as a catwalker to become a bounty hunter tracking down fugitives for a Los Angeles bail bond agency.

After getting word of her death, the studio and Scott decided to delay the film, which stars Keira Knightley in the title role, from its Aug. 19 debut to November, according to Daily Variety. But, after thinking about it for a few days, they decided to reconsider the move.

New Line was hesitant to unspool the flick in the fall around the same time another Knightley picture, Pride and Prejudice, is due in theaters. And August was the only time the 22-year-old British actress would be available for publicity in between filming on the two Pirates of the Caribbean sequels.

Shooting on Domino began last fall under the direction of Scott, the veteran action filmmaker best known for such high-octane fare as Top Gun, True Romance, Crimson Tide and Enemy of the State.

The film, which costars Christopher Walken, Mickey Rourke, Jacqueline Bisset, Lucy Liu, Mena Suvari and Macy Gray, is loosely inspired by Harvey’s extraordinary life. In addition to being a Ford model, she was also a nightclub operator and a firefighter. Her father was a critically hailed actor who starred opposite Frank Sinatra in the original The Manchurian Candidate, and her mother was Vogue model Pauline Stone.

While providing great fodder for Hollywood, Harvey’s boundary-pushing lifestyle also proved troublesome for filmmakers. After her arrest last month, Scott reportedly shot additional scenes to incorporate into the final cut.

However, New Line and Scott say there are no plans to alter the ending to reflect Harvey’s death.

From E! Online