Timeline (Real World)

*For the **in-universe** timeline, click here.*
This page consists of a **timeline** of the real-world events important to the Plane Scene and to Baneposting. Contributions are helpful, although this timeline may never be complete.

## Timeline

**1839** *William Wilson* is published.

**1859** *A Tale of Two Cities* is published.

**1888** November 11 Swiss artist **Johannes Itten** is born in Wachseldorn, Switzerland.

**1936** July 5 **Brendan James Nolan** is born in Woolwich, London.

**1942** **Christina Jensen** is born in Rocky River, Ohio.

**1957** July N121TG, a Lockheed C-130A *Hercules*, is manufactured for the U.S. Air Force.

**1960** November 30 **Emma Thomas**, producer for *The Dark Knight Rises* and wife of director Christopher Nolan, is born in London, England.

**1961** July 8 **Walter C. Pfister**, cinematographer for *The Dark Knight Rises*, is born in Chicago, Illinois.

**1965** May 28 **Alon Moni Aboutboul**, who plays Doctor Leonid Pavel, is born in Kiryat Ata, Israel.

**1968** April 24 **Aidan Murphy**, who plays CIA Agent William Joseph "Bill" Wilson, is born in Drumcondra, Dublin, to Denis Murphy and Patricia Gillen. He is the youngest of six children.

**1969** **Matthew Francis Nolan**, first child of Brendan and Christina Nolan, is born.

**1970** July 30 **Christopher Jonathan James Nolan**, acclaimed director of *The Dark Knight Rises* and other films, is born in Highgate, London.

**1976** June 6 **Jonathan Nolan**, screenwriter of *The Dark Knight Rises* and younger brother of director Christopher Nolan, is born in Highgate, London.

**1977** February 6 **Joshua Regnall "Josh" Stewart**, who plays Barsad, is born in Diana, West Virginia, to Charles and Margaret Stewart.

**1977** September 15 **Edward Thomas "Tom" Hardy**, who portrays Bane, is born in Hammersmith, London to Edward and Elizabeth Hardy.

**1982** February 12 **Samuel James "Sam" Kennard**, playing Sergeant Gerald "Meiman" Rodriguez, is born in Grimsby, England.

**1986** **Aliash** or **Aljaz Tepina**, playing Juan, is born in Kranj, Slovenia.

**1988** September ZS-NVB, an Embraer E-110P1 *Bandeirante*, is manufactured for the Brazilian Air Force.

**1989** Aidan Murphy changes his name to **Aidan Gillen** in order to join Equity, as there was already an Aidan Murphy in the organization.

**1993** In a DC comic, Bane is first referenced to as a big guy.

**1996** August 6 CIA's ancestor Petyr "Littlefinger" Baelish first appears in George R. R. Martin's fantasy novel *A Game of Thrones*.

**1997** Christopher Nolan and Emma Thomas are married.

**1999** Aidan Gillen gets his breakout role as Stuart Alan Jones in *Queer as Folk*.

**2008** The Bank Scene is released.

**2009** November 25 Brendan Nolan, father of Christopher and Jonathan Nolan, dies in Highgate, London.

**2010** October 26 thedarkknightrises.com is registered by Warner Bros. Entertainment.

**2010** November 27 Plans to film *The Dark Knight Rises* at the RAF Cardington hangar are announced in *Variety*.

**2011** January 19 Warner Bros. officially announces that Tom Hardy is lined up to play Bane.

**2011** May 19 Filming begins for the Plane Scene at RAF Cardington, with principal cast.

**2011** May 25 Final day of filming for the scenes containing the principal cast members.

**2011** June 28 Stunt filming begins over the Scottish Highlands, with the planes based out of Inverness Airport.

**2011** July 1 Filming for the scene resumes at RAF Cardington.

**2011** July 5 As stunt shooting concludes, a stuntman falls and parachutes into Kingussie,
Scotland.

**2011** July 11 The Plane Scene wraps.

**2011** December 8 Members of the press receive a private screening of the scene. Almost immediately, distorted descriptions of the scene appear online. The scene is criticized for Bane’s unintelligible dialogue.

**2011** December 12 At 11:53 am EST, the audio of the scene is leaked to 4chan’s /tv/. At 12:22, an
anonymous user baneposts for the first time.

**2011** December 13 At 10pm, a selection of IMAX theaters show the Plane Scene to the general public for the first time.

**2012** July 16 *The Dark Knight Rises* is released in its final form. Bane’s voice has been redubbed to be more audible. There is also the addition of post-credit scenes, most of which revolve around Bane.<ref name="Premiere>http//www.nydailynews.com/entertainment/tv-movies/dark-knight-rises-premiere-christian-bale-anne-hathaway-joseph-gordon-levitt-marion-cotillard-gary-oldman-grace-red-carpet-amc-loews-lincoln-square-theater-article-1.1115780</ref>

**2012** July 20 James Eagan Holmes puts on a gas mask and opens fire on the audience of The Dark Knight Rises in a theater in Aurora, Colorado, crashing the screening with no survivors.

**2012** August The Dark Knight Rises Prologue app is released.

**2013** June 29 ZS-NVB crashes near Francistown Airport, Botswana.

**2015** March 24 Flight 4U 9525 crashes with no survivors near Digne-les-Bains.

**2015** March 26 *The Daily Mail* publishes baneposts about the crash, attributing them to users on "some pilot forums."

**2015** June 22 *Flight Plan* composer James Horner dies in plane crash.

**2015** September 9 CIA's descendant Janson is featured in *Maze Runner The Skarch Trials*.

**2016** April 5CIA gained the power of precognition and became the villain in Quantum Break.

**2017** January 20 United States President Donald Trump quotes Bane in his inauguration speech.

## References

1. ↑ Detective Comics #664
2. ↑ name="Screening">http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/dark-knight-rises-preview-christopher-nolan-271610
3. ↑ http://www.dccomics.com/blog/2012/08/17/download-the-new-the-dark-knight-rises-prologue-and-origin-apps
4. ↑ http://aviation-safety.net/database/record.php?id=20130629-0
5. ↑ http://www.reuters.com/article/2015/03/25/us-france-crash-airbus-lufthansa-idUSKBN0MK0ZP20150325
6. ↑ http://www.theguardian.com/world/2015/mar/24/germanwings-plane-black-box-found-as-investigators-reach-crash-site
7. ↑ https://archive.is/masyV
8. ↑ http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-oscar-composer-plane-crash-pilot-killed-20150622-story.html