BOB, I might be mistaken here but I kind of think that Reeves' 1st Hercules movie (Hercules Unchained) was shot, canned,shelved, and then purchased by Dino DeLaurentis who released it worldwide.... making Reeves a major star even though he couldn't act... giving Dino(?) the clout to go on to bigger things and one hell of a career within the Hollywood movie production and distribution world.
Moral of this possibly factual discourse = Never give up when you got your foot in the door, even if a couple of toes get broken in the process.