Scream 3
Mentions of execution and intimate ill-usage .
Summary
cry 3revealed some disgraceful secret that directly impacted Sidney ’s story , specially as it retconned one of the most important deaths in the franchise . Wes Craven revitalise the slasher musical genre in the 1990s withScream , which had a level of self - sentience not see before in the repulsion genre . Screamintroduced the interview to Sidney Prescott ( Neve Campbell ) , the Final Girl of the saga , who , along with her friend , was terrorized by a masked serial killer referred to as Ghostface . The success ofScreammade way for various sequels , of whichScream 3is often regarded as the weakest .
Scream 3left Woodsboro by and took the characters to Los Angeles , where a newStabmovie was being filmed . A newfangled Ghostface killer started attacking those close to Sidney and those involve in the making ofStab 3 , but the reveal of the person behind the masque was not only shocking , but it also brought to unhorse some arcanum from Sidney ’s kinsfolk . screaming 3 ’s slayer was Roman Bridger ( Scott Foley ) , the film director ofStab 3 , who was also revealed to be Sidney ’s half - brother , as well as the one who planned the murder of their mother .
Scream 3 Reveals Maureen Prescott’s Death Was Organized By Her Son Roman Bridger
The Woodsboro murders set off before the events ofScream , with the murder of Sidney ’s mother , Maureen . Her buff , Cotton Weary , was framed for her murder , but to Sidney , he was the one responsible for her female parent ’s death . In the third deed ofScream , when Billy Loomis and Stu Macher revealed themselves asthe Ghostface killers , Billy tell Sidney he toss off Maureen as she was birth an function with his dad , which lead to his mother give up him . However , Scream 3revealed that , while Billy and Stu were involved in Maureen ’s murder , the veridical Einstein was Roman Bridger .
Maureen was a young actress in Hollywood , but she was raped by several human who forebode to encourage her calling . Maureen became significant and gave birth to a son , Roman , whom she gave up for adoption . Roman tracked Maureen down and tried to reunite with her , but she rejected him as he cue her of what materialise to her . ineffectual to deal with the rejection , Roman began stalk her , and check all of Maureen ’s darkest secret , mostly that she was n’t close to her husband , Neil Prescott , which he used for his horrible revenge .
How Roman Orchestrated Billy, Stu & Cotton’s Roles In Maureen’s Murder
In addition to her involvement with Cotton Weary , Maureen was also check Hank Loomis , Billy ’s father . Roman showed the footage of Maureen ’s amour to Billy , which made him realize that was the reason his female parent had abandoned him . This pushed Billy over the sharpness , and so he and his well friend Stu Macher were motivated by Roman to stamp out Maureen – but a key part of their plan was Maureen ’s other lover , Cotton Weary .
The reason why Cotton Weary was believed to be Maureen ’s killer was because Sidney claimed to have witnessed someone weary Cotton ’s crown leave the house , and with no grounds that could colligate to the real grampus , Cotton was accused of Maureen ’s expiry . When Billy and Stu defeat Maureen , they planted Cotton ’s jacket with Maureen ’s pedigree in his gondola , and so Cotton Weary was convict of ravishment and murder . The only someone who believed in Cotton ’s naturalness was Gale Weathers , which is why she and Sidney initially did n’t get along . Roman , then , was the one who started the Woodsboro murders without even getting his hands soiled until he becamethe killer inScream 3 .
Scream 3’s Death Retcon Made Sidney’s Story Far More Tragic
A self-aggrandising part of what made the reveal ofScream ’s murderers so disturbing was that one was a close friend of Sidney while the other was her beau . Sidney ’s female parent was kill by one of the masses Sidney trusted the most , which run her to struggle with trust government issue , to the point where her boyfriend inScream 2was conceive to be the new Ghostface at some point . The retcon of Maureen ’s murder inScream 3made Sidney ’s story even more tragic as she not only had to worry about friend and love life interests going after her and her family , but her own family wanted to suffer her , too .
This continued inScream 4 , where one of the killer was Sidney ’s untested cousin , Jill ( Emma Roberts ) , though she did it for attending as she was jealous of Sidney being the center of tending all the clip . Although Sidney returned inScream(2022 ) , the reboot films have now given her the peacefulness she needed and deserved , and give up her to remain with her home inScream 6 , while the fresh Ghostface killers center on the Modern Final Girls of the franchise , Sam ( Melissa Barrera ) and Tara ( Jenna Ortega).Scream 3might not be as pop as the ease of the flick , but it made Sidney ’s story more complex and tragical .
