Desperate Housewives star saved John Wick by investing $6m hours before filming was to start

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 project from being shelved.

The directors eventually took Longoria to lunch at the Chateau Marmont to thank her for saving John Wick.

John Wick, released in 2014, was made on a budget of $20-30m and earned $86m at the box office.