Eva Longoria reportedly invested $6 million to rescue 'John Wick': "The best money I've ever spent"

Eva Longoria's financial intervention was crucial in making "John Wick" a billion-dollar-grossing film franchise, the original film's directors revealed this week.

The Keanu Reeves action film was on the brink of shutting down due to a lack of funding, according to Chad Stahelski and David Leitch, who directed the film together despite only Leitch receiving credit.

""We lost almost $6 million on a gap financing just a few days before our deadline, despite putting in everything including Keanu's efforts. We were still short, so we were shut down," Stahelski shared with the publication."

In a desperate attempt to salvage the production, CAA proposed that some of its actors invest the remaining $6 million and be repaid first once the movie was released.

Longoria reportedly accepted CAA's offer, but Leitch and Stahelski were unaware of it at the time.

""Within 24 hours of facing closure, our producer secured an investor and filled the gap financing," Stahelski stated."

After the film's success at the box office, grossing $86 million on a budget of $20 million to $30 million, the directors treated Longoria to lunch in Los Angeles as a token of appreciation.

Last year during awards season, Leitch encountered the actress and they discussed her financial intervention.

"That was the best money she's ever spent," he said. "It paid back significantly for her."

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