The first “John Wick” movie opened in theaters 10 years ago and launched another iconic action franchise for Keanu Reeves that has since gone on to gross $1 billion worldwide across four movies. But it turns out none of that success would’ve been possible had it not been for Eva Longoria.

That’s just what Eva Longoria did for the “John Wick” film, according to a Business Insider report. In honor of the hit movie’s tenth anniversary, co-director Chad Stahelski talked to the publication and shared how they ran out of money before they began filming.

Action fans can thank Eva Longoria for one of the highest-grossing movie franchises of the last decade. In a recent interview for the movie’s 10th anniversary, the producers of John Wick revealed how the Golden Globe nominee came through when they lost nearly $6 million in financing for the first in the four-film franchise.

"John Wick" directors explain how Eva Longoria became the unlikely savior of the movie when it ran out of money.