Keanu Reeves ‘ beard was a prickly subject for “ John Wick ” financiers. Franchise directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch revealed there’s an unusual reason why the backers of their action classic were anti-facial hair.

Actor Eva Longoria helped finance Keanu Reeves-starrer John Wick franchise when the funding fell through. The action franchise has since minted over a billion dollars globally.

Eva Longoria quietly invested $6 million (£4.6 million) in John Wick when some of its funding fell through at the last minute. In a 10th anniversary retrospective of the 2014 action movie, directors Chad Stahelski and David Leitch revealed to Business Insider that the Desperate Housewives actress put up the hefty sum to save the project from going