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

This Desperate Housewives star saved John Wick with a much-needed $6 million investment less than 24 hours before shooting was to begin.

Eva Longoria quietly invested $6 million (£4.6 million) in John Wick when some of its funding fell through at the last minute. In a 10th anniversary retrospective of the 2014 action movie, directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch revealed to Business Insider that the Desperate Housewives actress put up the hefty sum to save the project from going under.