here are films that, to this day, are part of Hollywood history thanks to their success. But many have gone through real ordeals before making it to the big screen. One of the most popular in the last decade is the .
But it almost never saw the light of day, until someone unexpected appeared: . During a recent interview with Business Insider, , directors of the first film, which was released in , recounted all the financing problems they had to overcome before the film hit theaters. "We were less than a week into filming and .
We were independently funded, but one of the investors couldn't raise the money in time," says Stahelski. Eva Longoria's money allowed the birth of a new saga It should be remembered that the original film , so a good part of it had been lost, which implied a serious risk of cancellation, since there was no liquidity to continue with the filming and secure the project. Thus, , a US talent agency that belonged to the production of 'John Wick', asked for help from the leading performers it represented.
That was when for the film to be finished. "Eva came to the rescue and provided the funding literally the doors and walk away. Basil took us out to dinner after filming and we were laughing at all the bullshit that had happened, and he said, 'By the way, do you know who funded you? Eva Longoria'.
" explain the directors..
