📣 Investing Success Story
I love a good Cinderella Story. This one involves actress Eva Longoria and an epic financial glow-up. She made a chance investment more than a decade ago that is still paying off today. In a recent interview with Variety magazine, the Desperate Housewives alum explains how she got rich from a movie she didn’t even star in!
It all started in 2014. That’s when she got a random tip from a talent agent (not even her agent) that the John Wick movie was experiencing a $6 million budget gap. The talent agent told her it was an opportunity to invest her money to help close the gap and that the investment could pay off BIG.
Eva listened to the advice and helped get the movie made by putting in her own hard-earned dollars that she earned from acting. This was a huge gamble. But just like Kenny Rogers said, “You gotta know when to hold ’em.”
This bold move paid off significantly, with her earnings surpassing $12 million as the franchise gained international acclaim. The success of 2014’s John Wick spawned a franchise that has since grossed $1 billion across four movies.
Longoria’s success underscores the potential of strategic investments and the importance of supporting creative ventures. The whole story is detailed in Variety.
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