Skeet Ulrich SaysScreamWas 'Almost Shut Down' After Studio Saw the Iconic Drew Barrymore Scene

Drew Barrymore’s opening scene inScreamlaunched a slasher series for generations — but the movie almost never made it past Ghostface’s first kill. Skeet Ulrich, who starred in 1996’s originalScreamalong withMatthew LillardandNeve Campbell, among others, said during a Friday, Feb. 7 panel about the franchise atMegaCon 2025in Orlando that the film’s studio Miramax nearly shut down filming after executives saw that iconic opening scene. “It took [director Wes Craven] and two of the producers editing the beginning section of the movie together, rushing it to New York from Napa Valley, California, for the [Miramax founders Bob and Harvey Weinstein] to look at it and go, ‘Oh okay, now we get it.

Slain Calif. Fire Captain Heard Begging For Her Life on Home Surveillance: 'I Don't Want to Die'

Rebecca Marodi, left, and Yolanda Marodi.Photo:Riverside County Fire Dept.; San Diego County Sheriff’s Office Riverside County Fire Dept.; San Diego County Sheriff’s Office Home security camera footage allegedly captured a slain California fire captain pleading for her life while her wife, who isaccused of her murder, was holding a knife. Rebecca Marodi, 49, a captain with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, was found with multiple stab wounds at her home in Ramona, Calif.

Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson Was a 'Good Father' to His 2 Children, Family Says

UnitedHealthcare CEOBrian Thompson, who was fatally shot in what police called a “targeted” attack in New York City on Wednesday, Dec. 4, is being remembered as a dedicated father. Thompson’s sister-in-law, Elena Reveiz, toldThe New York Timesthat the slain healthcare executive was a good father to his two children, adding, “He was a good person, and I am so sad.” According to Channel2Now, Pauley Thompson is a physical therapist practicing with Park Nicollet Health Services.

Slain UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson's Family and Friends Speak Out: 'He Was Taken Way Too Soon'

Brian Thompson.Photo:UnitedHealth Group UnitedHealth Group Those who knewBrian Thompsonwhen he was young believed he was going to succeed. They were right. At the time ofhis death, he was the CEO of the largest health insurer in the United States, which is one of America’s largest companies. “One of his classmates and his best friend said, ‘He’s the smartest kid in our class and the smartest kid I’ve ever known,’” family friend Kelly Wirtz says in a new documentary.

Slain Woman's Mom Tried in Vain for Years to Recover Daughter's Body. Then She Learned Parts Had Been Sold

Aurimar Iturriago Villegas.Photo:Aurimar Iturriago Villegas/Facebook Aurimar Iturriago Villegas/Facebook After an NBC News investigation revealed the names of hundreds of unclaimed bodies in the Dallas area sent to a local university for scientific research, one Venezuelan mother’s grief deepened: She says her mourning continues because she’s lost the chance to properly bury her daughter. NBC News’published an investigative storythis week about Arelis Coromoto Villegas and her desperate, years-long attempts to repatriate her murdered daughter’s body back home to Venezuela after her daughter’s death in October 2022.