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Domino is a 2005 action thriller film starring Keira Knightley as Domino Harvey, a former model who abandoned her career at the Ford Agency to become a bounty hunter. It was directed by Tony Scott and written by Richard Kelly, and was released on October 14, 2005.

Tagline: I Am a Bounty Hunter.

Background

While Harvey had sold the rights to her life story for £26,000 in 1997 , Tony Scott had already optioned those rights in 1993 . Scott developed the project for many years with several different writers , including Steve Barancik and Roger Avary . At one point in the nineties, actress Sharon Stone was attached to play the lead, but production was postponed, leading to her departure from the project . In late 2002, Scott met up with Richard Kelly, who was reportedly the fifth writer to have been attached to the film. Scott was impressed by the take on the story that Kelly had proposed , and in October of that year, an official announcement was made that the film was going ahead, with 20th Century Fox producing . However, Scott had also been given the opportunity to helm Man on Fire
, another project that he had been gestating for years , which left Domino stuck in development once more.

During post-production on Man on Fire in late 2003/early 2004, Richard Kelly confirmed that Tony Scott was considering making Domino his next feature film . The following August, New Line Cinema issued a press release stating that the studio had acquired the North American distribution rights to the film, and that Keira Knightley had been cast in the lead role . Further casting announcements regarding supporting performers were made in late September and early October . Filming began on October 4, 2004, took place in Los Angeles and Las Vegas , and concluded on December 21, 2004 , a day over schedule . The film was made on a production budget of £30 million , or $57 million. .

The film's subject, Domino Harvey, was arrested on May 4, 2005, for allegedly dealing drugs. She died of an accidental overdose on June 27 while awaiting trial.

The release date of the film was announced and delayed several times. The original release date was August 19, 2005 (announced on April 7). On May 22, the release date was changed to November 4. On June 28, the release date was changed to November 23. On July 11, it was moved to October 14, 2005, which was the date the film was released on.

Reception

Domino received mostly poor reviews from the press when it saw theatrical release, though like any movie did have a good share of positive reviews, notably from both Roger Ebert and Richard Roeper who gave the film two thumbs up. Popular movie site Rotten Tomatoes lists the film as "Rotten" with a rating of only and Metacritic's score isn't much better at , which described the compiled list of reviews as "generally negative". The estimated $50,000,000 budget was not made back as the film grossed only $20,351,133 worldwide, easily labeling the film as a flop.

Cast

Keira Knightley
as Domino Harvey.
Mickey Rourke
as Ed Mosbey, Domino's boss at the Celes King Bail Bond Agency.
Edgar Ramirez
as Choco, one of her partners in crime at the Celes King Bail Bond Agency.
Lucy Liu
as Taryn Miles, a psychologist working for the FBI.
Mena Suvari
as Kimmie, an assistant to a television producer.
Christopher Walken
as Mark Heiss, a reality television producer, Kimmie's boss.
Macy Gray
as Lashandra Davis, twin sister of Lashindra, with whom she has formed a hip hop music group called "Peaches 'n' Cream".
Jacqueline Bisset
as Sophie Wynn, mother of Domino and ex-Vogue cover girl.
Mo'Nique
as Lateesha Rodriguez, a self-labelled "blacktino" who voices her views on The Jerry Springer Show.
Shondrella Avery
as Lashindra Davis, twin sister of Lashandra.
Dabney Coleman
as casino owner Drake Bishop.
Delroy Lindo
as Claremont Williams III, bail bondsman.
Brian Austin Green
as himself, serving as co-host of a fictional reality TV show with Beverly Hills 90210 co-star Ian Ziering
.
Tom Waits
as the Wanderer

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