Ballerina, a female-led spin-off from the John Wick universe, will be released in cinemas on June 6, 2025. But the killer played by Ana de Armas is not the first John Wick heroine. This title surprisingly belongs to a Desperate Housewives actress who has recently emerged as Savior of the entire action film series turned out.
Many people may not even suspect that behind this famous series star there is also a renowned Hollywood producer with a nose for action material.
Series star Eva Longoria saved John Wick with a cash injection of $6 million
That’s right: Without Eva Longoria, known from series like Desperate Housewives and Telenovela, the John Wick film series might not even exist today. Directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch revealed this in a recent conversation with Business Insider (via Variety ).
The actress and producer is expected to take part in the first John Wick film at short notice 6 million US dollars have been providedto close a fatal gap in financing: Another sponsor apparently couldn’t raise money quickly enough.
[Eva] came to the rescue and closed the financing gap, less than 24 hours before we would have had to close the project. Basil [Iwanyk, der Produzent] took us [nach den Dreharbeiten] to dinner where we laughed at all the nonsense that happened and he said, ‘By the way, funny story, do you know who funded you in the short term? Eva Longoria.’
The actress can currently be seen as herself in the fourth season of the crime comedy Only Murders in the Building, which is released weekly on Disney+. Longoria has been big in business since 2005 at the latest, when she founded her own production company UnbeliEVAble Entertainment. The all-rounder has also worked as a director since 2014.
The money well invested in the successful action film series was worth it
The investment in that The now billion-dollar John Wick franchise In any case, it was a smart business decision by Eva Longoria, who only met Leitch and Stahelski in person a little later. When the filmmakers invited her to dinner to thank them for their financial support, she is said to have said:
Wow, that was the best money I’ve ever spent.
Due to this deep connection to the action series, it wouldn’t be at all surprising to see Longoria himself standing in front of Mr. Wick at some point. Filmmaker Leitch concluded: “She definitely wants it, she wants to do action. I would like to work with her, we’re trying to find something.”