When "John Wick" was released in 2014, it became a major blockbuster. Starring Keanu Reeves in the lead role, the film garnered $87.

"John Wick" directors explain how Eva Longoria became the unlikely savior of the movie when it ran out of money.

The pair later claimed that they’d taken the Texas-born legend out for dinner to say thank you for her generosity. Despite Longoria 'saving' the John Wick franchise in 2014, some fans are only just learning about her producer credit now.

John Wick was Stahelski's directorial debut. He was revered for his stunt work on films like The Crow, and was part of the second-unit crew on films like The Expendables 2 and After Earth. But as a director he was totally untested, and John Wick was producers Leitch and Derek Kolstad's first major film too.

That’s just what Eva Longoria did for the “John Wick” film, according to a Business Insider report. In honor of the hit movie’s tenth anniversary, co-director Chad Stahelski talked to the publication and shared how they ran out of money before they began filming.

John Wick directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch have revealed that Eva Longoria put up $6m in funding less than 24 hours before filming was to start, essentially saving the pr

John Wick director Chad Stahelski has recently spilled how Eva Longoria came to the rescue for the movie at the last minute.In a new interview with Business Insider, Chad revealed, “We

The story, as told by the movie’s directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, was that as they were wrapping production they found out there was a $6 million shortfall in the bud

"We were less than a week out and we lost almost $6 million on a gap financing," Stahelski told the publication. "We had all put in everything, including Keanu. And we were still short. So we were shut down.

"We were less than a week out and we lost almost $6 million on a gap financing," said Stahelski, who previously served as a stunt double for the movie's leading star. "We were financing independently to get the bond,