film franchise if not for the financial intervention of Eva Longoria, the original film's directors revealed this week.for the film's 10th anniversary, Chad Stahelski and David Leitch — who directed the film together, despite only Leitch receiving a credit — said that the Keanu Reeves action flick was mere days away from having to shut down production due to a lack of funding.
In a last ditch effort to save the production, CAA offered a number of its actors the chance to finance the remaining $6 million with the promise that they would be the first to be paid back once the film hit theaters.Dave J Hogan | Getty Images Entertainment | Getty Images "She came to the rescue and she provided the gap financing," Stahelski said. "Literally less than 24 hours before we had to lock the doors on the movie and walk away, said 'We've got the investor, we've locked the gap.'"