Predestination Timeline ( Real )

film_release
August 29, 2014

Release of the film Predestination

The film Predestination was released in theaters, bringing the time travel thriller based on Robert A. Heinlein's short story 'All You Zombies' to audiences worldwide.

film_premiere
March 10, 2014

Premiere at SXSW Film Festival

Predestination had its world premiere at the South by Southwest (SXSW) Film Festival, a prominent event for independent films.

film_production
2012

Filming of Predestination

Principal photography for the Australian science fiction thriller Predestination commenced.

Predestination Timeline ( Fictional )

origin
1970s

Jane's Birth

Jane is born intersex and suffers an anonymous abandonment leading to isolation.

character_background
1980s

Jane's Childhood and Accident

Jane grows up fostered and then suffers a severe injury that requires surgery, leading to her becoming male.

meeting
Mid 1990s

Meeting the Bartender

Jane, now John, meets the mysterious Bartender who is actually a time agent recruiting for a mission.

recruitment
Late 1990s

John's Recruitment

The Bartender recruits John into the Temporal Agency to prevent crimes via time travel.

mission
Early 2000s

John's Mission Against the Fizzle Bomber

John is tasked with stopping the Fizzle Bomber, a terrorist responsible for a series of devastating attacks.

time_travel
Late 1990s

John Travels Back to Meet Jane

John travels back in time to meet his younger self, Jane, resulting in a complex overlap of timelines and memories.

revelation
Late 1990s

The Revealing of the Paradox

John discovers that he is both Jane and the Bartender, creating a predestination paradox where he is his own mother, father, and pursuer.

conclusion
Early 2000s

Confrontation with the Fizzle Bomber

John confronts and ultimately kills the Fizzle Bomber, who is an older version of himself.