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Paolo Confino

How actress Eva Longoria saved 'John Wick' with a last-minute $6 million investment

Eva Longoria (Credit: Marc Piasecki WireImage)

Actress Eva Longoria rescued the production of famed movie franchise John Wick when it was on the brink of shutting down for good. 

In the middle of shooting for John Wick, the first movie in the series that stars Keanu Reeves, the production ran out of money. Up stepped Longoria with $6 million in funding. In exchange she received a guarantee that she’d be among the first investors to get paid back, according to Business Insider. 

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