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| “ | Roman/Ghostface: You're not going anywhere, Sidney. It's time you came to terms with me and with mother. Maybe you never knew her at all, Sidney, maybe you just can't get past the surface of things. Sidney: Who the hell are you? Roman: The other half of you. I searched for a mother too, an actress named Rina Reynolds, tried to find her my whole life! And four years ago, I actually tracked her down. Knocked at her door thinking she'd welcome me with open arms, but she had a new life and a new name: Maureen Prescott! You were the only child she claimed, Sidney! She shut me out in the cold forever! Her own son... (unmasks himself) Roman Bridger, director. (uses voice changer) And brother. (turns voice changer off) She slammed the door in my face, Sid. She said that I was Rina's child and that Rina was dead. And then it struck me: “What a good idea.” So I watched her. I made a little home movie, a little, a little family film. It seems Maureen, mom, she really got around. I mean, Cotton was one thing. Everybody knew about that, but Billy's father? That was the key. Your boyfriend didn't like seeing his daddy in my film too much, he didn't like it at all. Once I supplied the motivation, all the kid needed was a few pointers; have a partner to sell out in case you get caught, find someone to frame. It was like he was making a movie. Sidney: You... This is all because of you. Roman: I'm a director, Sid. I direct. Sidney: (sarcastically) Oh. Roman: I had no idea they were gonna make a film of their own. What a film it turned out to be, huh? I mean, introducing Sidney the Victim, Sidney the Survivor, Sidney the Star! |
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| ~ Roman revealing himself as the one that caused the original Woodsboro killings. |
Roman Bridger (née Roberts), is the main antagonist of the Scream franchise.
He is a renowned young music video and film director who would end up directing Stab 3, the fictional adaptation of the real-life (in-universe) Ghostface killing sprees targeting Sidney Prescott. While initially presented as an assuming director, in truth, Roman was the identity of the newest Ghostface responsible for murdering the Stab 3 cast and the architect behind the Ghostface killings that had plagued Woodsboro and Windsor College in the past after masterminding the murder of his mother Maureen Prescott at the hands of Billy Loomis and Stu Macher. He is also Sidney's half-brother and arch-nemesis and the maternal cousin of Jill Roberts.
He was portrayed by Scott Foley, while in-disguise, he is voiced by Roger L. Jackson, and in-costume scenes as Ghostface were portrayed by Brian Avery and Jeff Brockton. In the Japanese dub, he was voiced by Ryōtarō Okiayu, who also voiced Kaku and Kizaru in One Piece, Berserker in Fate/Zero, Scar in Fullmetal Alchemist, Crusadermon in Digimon Frontier, Gemini Saga in Saint Seiya, Hades Warrior God Cyclops in Mahou Sentai Magiranger, Sima Yi in Dynasty Warriors , Orochi in Warriors Orochi, Treize Khushrenada in Mobile Suit Gundam Wing, Aoi Rokushō in Naruto, King Gaius in Tales of Xillia, Nero Kilner in Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger, Fatima in Magi, Gâteau du Roi in Tokyo Mew Mew, Kazuharu Fukuyama in Girls Bravo, Hades in Record of Ragnarok , Lucifer in Devil Children, Isaac Ray Peram Westcott in Date A Live and The White Rabbit in Devil May Cry.
Quick Answers
What motivated Roman Bridger to become Ghostface in Scream 3?
How did Roman Bridger's identity remain hidden in Scream 3?
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What was Roman Bridger's profession before becoming Ghostface?
History[]
Scream (1996)[]
Despite not appearing in the first Scream film, he serves as the overarching antagonist, as he was the one who corrupted Billy Loomis into starting a killing spree, along with his friend Stu Macher.
Scream 2 (1997)[]
He did not appear in the sequel, but he might have been aware of the Windsor College Murders committed by Billy's mother Nancy Loomis and her lackey Mickey Altieri under everybody's nose.
Scream 3 (2000)[]
When the actors begin to get killed off in the ways of the new film, everyone realizes there is yet another copycat Ghostface. Instead of just using the past killers' tactics of just calling and killing, Roman used new approaches. These include filling the room with gas in the dark, making Tom Prinze have to use a lighter to read, causing the entire house to explode. He also uses a new voice modulator that sounds like people someone knows, making them easy to manipulate, deceive and confuse. This was used on Cotton and his girlfriend's death and allowed him to set a trap for Gale and Dewey using Sidney's voice which was to lure Sidney to him.
Roman was found dead in a trunk by Gale Weathers but he was revealed later to have faked his death. After killing Angelica Tyler, Tyson Fox, and Jennifer Jolie, he kidnapped Gale and Dewey Riley in order to draw Sidney over. When Sidney arrives, Roman makes her use a metal detector in order to see if she brought a gun. The metal detector detects the gun and Sidney is forced to throw it in the pool. After going inside and finding Gale and Dewey tied up, she is attacked by Roman. It is then revealed that she brought a spare gun and shoots Roman repeatedly in the chest, seemingly killing him. When Sidney begins to untie Gale and Dewey, Roman's body is gone.
Detective Mark Kincaid then arrives on the scene having heard the gunshots and she accuses him of being the killer. Mark denies it and is proven right when a very alive Roman attacks and injures Mark. Sidney tries to shoot him again, but he dodges. She tries to do it again, but she is out of bullets, and she runs with Roman in pursuit. After being cornered, Roman finally reveals himself as the killer and that the bullets failed to kill him because of a bulletproof vest. Roman reveals his motives and we learn he staged his own death to eliminate himself as the suspect. Roman reveals to Sidney that he is her half-brother.
Maureen Prescott was raped by the producer John Milton and his gang while acting as a B movie actress and she gave birth to Roman. She abandoned him causing him to fend for himself in Hollywood. Roman wanted revenge and believed that he should have all the fame that Sidney had. His next step was to kill John and intends to frame Sidney for it with a recording of his confession that was altered with his voice changer to sound like Sidney's. While Gale and Dewey get free of their binds, Sidney furiously tells Roman how she doesn't care about his tragic backstory since the other Ghostfaces told her the same thing and corrects him telling him everything he's done is no excuse for killing innocent people and how he foolishly blames other people when it was own choice saying there's no revenge and no one else to blame for his murders, because he chose to do it all by himself, making Roman finally lose his temper and hurt his feelings with her smart words provokes Roman into a fight, Roman manages to knock Sidney down and desperately knocks her down which he is begins strangling Sidney to death as Sidney continues to resist as Dewey cuts the power and Mark returns.
Roman hides and knocks him out with a chair. During this, Sidney gets back up and gets Roman's knife, but Roman also gets Mark's gun and seemingly shoots Sidney dead. After looking away and then looking back, he sees that her body is gone. Desperately trying to find her to win and keep her friends out, Sidney soon pops up in a fit of rage and stabs Roman in the back twice with an icepick as he screams in pain. She reveals she had a bulletproof vest on too, showing that she came to know how psychopaths like Roman thinks, having him completely outsmarted. She then stabs him in the heart, holding her half-brother's hand as he apparently dies. When Dewey and Gale arrived, Roman suddenly jumped up to foolishly attack the group in a desperate fit of rage, when they laid their defenses. He was shot several times in the chest by a furious Dewey, seemingly hurting Roman but not killing him, because he's still wearing the bulletproof vest, until Sidney reminded him that he should shoot him in his unprotected head, a piece of advice Dewey uses to kill the psychopath, finally putting an end to his pathetic life.
Scream 4 (2011)[]
Even after his death, others were still inspired to start a killing spree once again by themselves without his tricks. Sid got a lot of fame defeating him during the third movie, making Jill Roberts (who was also Sidney and Roman's cousin) more jealous than ever and corrupting Charlie Walker just like Billy and Stu, but for the first time Sidney's mother wasn't involved in this murder spree this time.
Scream VI (2023)[]
He made a cameo in the sixth film via a photo of him, where he was listed as one of the identified Ghostface killers, which was done on a whiteboard by Special Agent Kirby Reed. While Kirby herself is generally upset about the murderous sprees, she admittedly commends Roman for committing his independently.
Personality[]
Roman on first glance is that of a sarcastic but relatively harmless filmmaker, someone who appears frustrated by the struggles of Hollywood but ultimately well-meaning. He presents himself as a hardworking director who simply wants to create his vision, using humor and self-deprecation to disarm those around him. His demeanor allows him to avoid suspicion, as he comes across as just another stressed-out professional dealing with studio interference and production troubles. This act is highly effective, making it easy for others to dismiss his more aggressive moments as simple frustration rather than signs of deeper instability. His Hollywood connections also allow him to manipulate and deceive people behind the scenes, giving him access to resources that help him stay ahead of his victims.
Presenting himself as the artistic director in an almost bumbling, Woody Allen way, Roman deluded himself to be a tragic hero.
However, after the reveal, Roman showed his true nature as a sadistic, entitled, vengeful, heartless, spiteful, egotistical, jealous and anti-social psychopath of a man. He took pride at executing his own mother, showing no empathy for her suffering, and even hated Sidney because she was born, willing to kill nine people just to frame her at his killing spree.
Beneath his facade lies a seething rage and a man consumed by jealousy. Roman sees Sidney as the person who stole the life he was meant to have, believing that she was given everything while he was cast aside. This delusion fuels his overwhelming narcissism, as he refuses to accept responsibility for his failures and instead blames everyone around him. Despite his calculated nature, Roman is prone to emotional outbursts when things don’t go as planned. He lashes out in frustration, unable to contain his anger when Sidney refuses to accept his twisted perspective. His deep insecurity, masked by arrogance, is ultimately his downfall, as he underestimates Sidney’s resilience and fails to secure the legacy he so desperately desires.
Roman Bridger is a deeply bitter, resentful, and emotionally unstable individual whose entire identity is shaped by his feelings of abandonment and betrayal. Growing up as Maureen Prescott’s illegitimate son, he was denied the love and recognition he desperately craved, leading to a festering sense of rejection that consumed him. This emotional wound fueled his obsessive need for revenge, which he carefully masked under a facade of charm, professionalism, and dry humor. Unlike most Ghostface killers, Roman operated with a long-term plan, orchestrating the original Woodsboro murders without getting directly involved at first. He is highly intelligent and calculating, using his position in Hollywood to manipulate and deceive others while ensuring he remained undetected. His ability to plan and deceive made him one of the most dangerous killers in the Scream franchise, as he was able to remain in the shadows longer than any other Ghostface.
Roman Bridger's downfall was inevitable, as his obsession with revenge and need for validation ultimately consumed him. Despite his intellect his immense ego and jealousy ultimately made forget to use his head instead of waiting for right moment to attack Sidney another time, which led to his demise making a very thoughtless attempt to attack the group alone.
Quotes[]
| “ | Sidney: Fine, you got what you wanted: hero and villain face-to-face. Well, you know what happens now? The villain dies! Roman: Exactly! But... I'm not the villain, Sid. You are. [brings out captured John Milton] Here he is, the man who gave away your mother's innocence. Huh? What he did to her made her a slut, didn't it? Huh? She never recovered from that night, right here in this room. They f-cked her three ways from Sunday, ruined her life. Ruined yours, too, didn't it, Sid? You hate him, Sid? Come on, I know you do. I'm sure you do. [brings out an answering machine that speaks in Sidney's voice] Sidney's voice: I know who you are. I know what happened to my mother, and I want you to understand - I'm gonna make you pay! Roman: That's what the police are gonna find on Milton's answering machine, right next to his lifeless, mutilated corpse. John: [muffles] Roman: What? Can't hear ya. John: You don't have to do this, Roman! Just tell me what you want, I can make it happen. Any picture, name your budget. Script approval. Final cut! Roman: I already have it. [Roman slits John's throat and throws his body to the floor] Sidney: God! You spineless bastard! Roman: No, Sid, that would be you! You did it all. You did it! You killed them all, even your closest... friends. Living in total isolation, the pressure of another movie about you, the discovery that Milton destroyed Mommy dearest... you finally just SNAPPED! (...) And who's our hero, huh? The sole survivor, who's the one who bravely faced down the psychopath and killed her with her own knife! You're gonna pay for the life you stole from me, Sid. For the mother, and for the family, and for the stardom, and... GOD DAMN IT! EVERYTHING YOU HAVE THAT SHOULD'VE BEEN MINE! Sidney: God, why don't stop your whining and get on with it, I've heard this shit before! Roman: STOP! Sidney: Do you know why you kill people, Roman? Do you? Roman: I DON'T WANT TO HEAR IT! Sidney: BECAUSE YOU CHOOSE TO! There is no one else to blame! Roman: GOD! F-CKING! DAMN IT! Sidney: Why don't you take some F-CKING responsibility?! Roman: F-CK YOU!!! Sidney: F-CK YOU! |
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| ~ Roman's confrontation with Sidney. As Sidney rightfully corrects Roman’s only pathetic excuses for killing and his goals |
| “ | Dewey: Be careful, Sid. Randy said the killer's always superhuman. Sidney: Yeah, well, he wasn't superhuman, Dewey. He wasn't superhuman at all. Roman: AHHH! Gale: AHHH! Roman: AH! AHHHH! AHH! F-CK! YOU CAN'T F-CKING KILL ME! Sidney: Head! Head, Dewey! Dewey: What?! Sidney: Head! Shoot him in the head! Roman: AHHH! AHHHHHHH--- |
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| ~ Roman's villainous breakdown and last moments before being shot in the head by Dewey, foolishly attempting to kill the group by himself refusing to give up when Sidney already overpowered him. |
Victims[]
Direct Murders[]
- Christine Hamilton - Stabbed in the back.
- Cotton Weary - Arm sliced, stabbed in the chest and the head.
- Sarah Darling - Head punched through a glass door, stabbed in the back.
- Steven Stone - Stabbed in the back and beaten to death with a frying pan.
- Tom Prinze - House filled with gas exploded by lighting lighter.
- Angelina Tyler - Stabbed in the chest.
- Tyson Fox - Stabbed in the stomach, slammed against a glass case, thrown off a 2nd floor balcony.
- Jennifer Jolie - Stabbed multiple times in the back and stomach behind a one-way mirror.
- John Milton - Throat slashed with a knife.
Proxy Murders[]
- Maureen Prescott - Persuaded Billy and Stu to kill her and assist him in his plan.
Trivia[]
- Roman Bridger is the first and so far only Scream villain to not have a partner.
- Roman is the only individual Ghostface, so therefore, he has the highest body count per killing spree. Kieran Wilcox has an even higher body count overall, standing at an estimated body count of 12+, but unlike Roman, Kieran killed his victims in two different killing sprees.
- Because he was behind everything from the start of the films, Roman can be considered the Greater-Scope Villain of the franchise. However, his possible father John Milton was responsible for the events, too.
- Roman Bridger's first and last name both contain hidden meanings:
- Roman is a reference to Roman Polanski, a Hollywood producer with a sordid history.
- Bridger refers to the fact that he is responsible for the events of the series (i.e. he 'bridges' the movies together).
- In the scene where Neve Campbell's character Sidney stabs Scott Foley's Roman after hiding behind a bar with an icepick, the screams of pain are genuine as Neve missed Scott's protective padding and accidentally stabbed him for real. The scene was kept in the film since the reaction was perfect.
- Roman's actor, Scott Foley, shares the same birthday which is July 15th.
- In the fifth film, footage of Roman's actor, Scott Foley, from the Dawnson's Creek episode "The Scare", a parody of Scream, as his character, Cliff Elliot, is represented as an in-universe parody of the film within a film series Stab, with Roman himself portraying Elliot in place of Foley, during his acting career, before the events of Scream 3.
- Roman Bridger is confirmed to return for Scream 7, with Scott Foley reprising his role. It remains unclear as to how he will do so.
- He is the only Ghostface from the original 5 movies to not take off the costume after the reveal, followed by Ethan and Quinn in Scream 6.
External Links[]
- Roman Bridger on the Pure Evil Wiki
- Roman Bridger on the Scream Wiki
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