Well at a point Eva Longoria was a 'Desperate Housewife' but little did we know she was a knight-in-shining-armor as well! It has been 10 years since the first John Wick film, starring Keanu Reeves hit theatres, going on to earn the franchise over $1 billion dollars across four movies. However, it turns out that none of this iconic success would have had been possible if it were not for one 'desperate housewife'. In an interaction with Business Insider, directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch revealed that Eva Longoria put up $6 million with less than 24 hours to go before filming in order to close an unprecedented gap in the funding for the film.
Stahelski was quoted as saying, "We were less than a week out and we lost almost $6 million on a gap financing,” before adding, “We were financing independently to get the bond, but one of the investors couldn’t raise the money in time.” Also Read: US President Joe Biden To Award Steven Spielberg, Eva Longoria And Others National Medals Of Arts And Humanities The filmmakers and Keanu Reeves had already invested their own money into John Wick out of belief in the project, while producer Basil Iwanyk maxed out three personal credit cards to contribute to the budget. To help secure financing, CAA offered some actors a chance to invest in the film as a last-ditch effort.
Stahelski went on to reveal, “[Eva] came to the rescue and she provided the gap financing, literally less than 24 hours before we had to lock the doors on t.