The Inflection Cut https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com Join us as we navigate the cinematic multiverse, pondering the great what-ifs in entertainment history. We look at the history of what actually happened, what could have gone differently, and what effect it might have had on the media landscape. Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:43:20 -0700 https://podbean.com/?v=5.5 en us Copyright 2024 All rights reserved. TV & Film 1440 episodic Join us as we navigate the cinematic multiverse, pondering the great what-ifs in entertainment history. We look at what actually happened, what could have gone differently, and what effect it might have had on the media landscape. Halstead & Eric Halstead & Eric No true https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/18919699/Inflection_cut_full_logo_pq6k4c.png The Inflection Cut https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com 144 144 Jaws 3, People 0 Jaws 3, People 0 https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/jaws-3-people-0/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/jaws-3-people-0/#comments Fri, 27 Mar 2026 15:43:20 -0700 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/fcc9c21b-c2b7-3a24-a051-374f90f9d01c We're back with a new season and maybe the craziest film of the series.  In the wake of Jaws 2, the producers decided to mix it up by jumping on the 80s 3D bandwagon. But going with Dennis Quaid and throwing things at the audience wasn't the original way they wanted to shake up the status quo. Halstead and Eric dig up the crazy story and answer the real questions, like:

  • What if instead of 3D horror shlock, we got National Lampoon comedy shlock?
  • What happens when a 70s horror comedy maestro meets the father of 80s teen comedies?
  • How is one unmade film at ground zero for the birth of the Hollywood Blockbuster Era?

The answer to these questions and so many more can be found in this episode of The Inflection Cut! Show notes

]]> We're back with a new season and maybe the craziest film of the series.  In the wake of Jaws 2, the producers decided to mix it up by jumping on the 80s 3D bandwagon. But going with Dennis Quaid and throwing things at the audience wasn't the original way they wanted to shake up the status quo. Halstead and Eric dig up the crazy story and answer the real questions, like:

  • What if instead of 3D horror shlock, we got National Lampoon comedy shlock?
  • What happens when a 70s horror comedy maestro meets the father of 80s teen comedies?
  • How is one unmade film at ground zero for the birth of the Hollywood Blockbuster Era?

The answer to these questions and so many more can be found in this episode of The Inflection Cut!

Show notes

]]> We’re back with a new season and maybe the craziest film of the series - the wild story of Jaws 3, People 0. The team digs into what really matters, like what if, instead of 3D horror shlock, we got National Lampoon comedy shlock? What happens when a 70s horror comedy maestro meets the father of 80s teen comedies? And how is one unmade film at ground zero for the birth of the Hollywood Blockbuster Era? Show notes: https://tinyurl.com/4mh4he4x Halstead & Eric true No 4470 3 81 full The Infection Game 2: Casting Boogaloo The Infection Game 2: Casting Boogaloo https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/the-infection-game-2-casting-boogaloo/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/the-infection-game-2-casting-boogaloo/#comments Fri, 16 Jan 2026 15:14:38 -0800 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/3faf0b7b-dbf8-3fdd-8625-8659831d6f30 The team closes out season two of The Infection Cut with another Infection Game - a lightning round, this time focused on casting what-ifs. From a very different Raiders of the Lost Ark to a couple of wild James Bond takes, Halstead and Eric look at some fascinating films that almost were. As always, it's about the burning questions that affect the everyman:

  • Is the Bond franchise without Sean Connery at launch a positive?
  • What caused an entire film crew to call out Brad Pitt in a full-page letter in Variety?
  • Is Harrison Ford without Indiana Jones still a star?
]]> The team closes out season two of The Infection Cut with another Infection Game - a lightning round, this time focused on casting what-ifs. From a very different Raiders of the Lost Ark to a couple of wild James Bond takes, Halstead and Eric look at some fascinating films that almost were. As always, it's about the burning questions that affect the everyman:

  • Is the Bond franchise without Sean Connery at launch a positive?
  • What caused an entire film crew to call out Brad Pitt in a full-page letter in Variety?
  • Is Harrison Ford without Indiana Jones still a star?
]]> The team closes out season two with a lightning round focused on casting what-ifs. From a very different Raiders of the Lost Ark to a couple of wild James Bond takes, Halstead and Eric look at some fascinating films that almost were. Halstead & Eric true No 4289 2 7 full Peter Berg's Dune - BONUS FEATURE - The Other Dunes Peter Berg's Dune - BONUS FEATURE - The Other Dunes https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/peter-bergs-dune-bonus-feature-the-other-dunes/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/peter-bergs-dune-bonus-feature-the-other-dunes/#comments Tue, 16 Dec 2025 17:32:57 -0800 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/9459ac91-ed39-3b93-82c8-35dedc11ba2a While you wait for our (post?) holiday special, here's a little bonus special feature for you - a discussion we had while making the Peter Berg's Dune episode about the other versions of Dune that almost got made or did (kinda) get made. If you haven't listened to that episode, we recommend that you do so before listening to this. But hey, do what you want - we're not the boss of you. Enjoy, and we'll be back soon!

]]> While you wait for our (post?) holiday special, here's a little bonus special feature for you - a discussion we had while making the Peter Berg's Dune episode about the other versions of Dune that almost got made or did (kinda) get made. If you haven't listened to that episode, we recommend that you do so before listening to this. But hey, do what you want - we're not the boss of you. Enjoy, and we'll be back soon!

]]> Here’s a little bonus special feature for you - a discussion we had while making the Peter Berg’s Dune episode about the other versions of Dune that almost got made or did (kinda) get made. If you haven’t listened to that episode, we recommend that you do so before listening to this. But hey, do what you want - we’re not the boss of you. Halstead & Eric true No 1177 2 6 bonus Peter Berg's Dune Peter Berg's Dune https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/peter-bergs-dune/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/peter-bergs-dune/#comments Fri, 05 Dec 2025 13:54:26 -0800 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/fe6aa9a8-b785-38c4-ae1b-cd4d81b73dbd Join the team as they glue on goatees and head for the darkest timeline, set in motion by a seemingly innocuous event: Peter Berg making his dream project Dune in 2009. It's either a VERY late Halloween episode or an early holiday gift, depending on how you feel about the careers of Denis Villeneuve, Tyler Sheridan, and many others caught up in this inflection. Among the burning questions answered:

  • Why did a $250 movie version of the board game Battleship happen?
  • How did the 2008 writers' strike affect the future of the presidential race?
  • What if the Yellowstoneverse was as important to 21st-century media as the MCU?

The answer to these questions and so many more can be found in this episode of The Inflection Cut!

Show notes: https://tinyurl.com/mv4vctuv

]]> Join the team as they glue on goatees and head for the darkest timeline, set in motion by a seemingly innocuous event: Peter Berg making his dream project Dune in 2009. It's either a VERY late Halloween episode or an early holiday gift, depending on how you feel about the careers of Denis Villeneuve, Tyler Sheridan, and many others caught up in this inflection. Among the burning questions answered:

  • Why did a $250 movie version of the board game Battleship happen?
  • How did the 2008 writers' strike affect the future of the presidential race?
  • What if the Yellowstoneverse was as important to 21st-century media as the MCU?

The answer to these questions and so many more can be found in this episode of The Inflection Cut!

Show notes:
https://tinyurl.com/mv4vctuv

]]> Join the team as they glue on goatees and head for the darkest timeline, set in motion by a seemingly innocuous event: Peter Berg making his dream project Dune in 2009. It’s either a VERY late Halloween episode or an early holiday gift, depending on how you feel about the careers of Denis Villeneuve, Tyler Sheridan, and many others caught up in this inflection. Show notes: https://tinyurl.com/mv4vctuv Halstead & Eric true No 4066 2 6 full Star Trek: Planet of the Titans Star Trek: Planet of the Titans https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/star-trek-planet-of-the-titans/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/star-trek-planet-of-the-titans/#comments Thu, 25 Sep 2025 17:09:26 -0700 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/a3a3b15b-0f73-302a-9c90-d1082b5363ad This month, the team heads to the final frontier to look at the decade-long struggle to revive Star Trek in the 1970s.  Even though there were no new episodes in the 1970s, CBS almost immediately had regrets about Star Trek's cancellation and spent the disco era trying to find a way back to the quickly growing legions of fans. As always, Halstead and Eric are ready with the tough questions, like:

  • What stopped the creation of a new Paramount TV network mere months before it was to go on the air with a new Star Trek show that was deep into pre-production?
  • How did Lucille Ball (yes, as in I Love Lucy) save Star Trek not once, but twice?
  • What the heck is a Medical Parapsychologist?

The answer to these questions and so many more can be found in this episode of The Inflection Cut! Show notes

]]> This month, the team heads to the final frontier to look at the decade-long struggle to revive Star Trek in the 1970s.  Even though there were no new episodes in the 1970s, CBS almost immediately had regrets about Star Trek's cancellation and spent the disco era trying to find a way back to the quickly growing legions of fans. As always, Halstead and Eric are ready with the tough questions, like:

  • What stopped the creation of a new Paramount TV network mere months before it was to go on the air with a new Star Trek show that was deep into pre-production?
  • How did Lucille Ball (yes, as in I Love Lucy) save Star Trek not once, but twice?
  • What the heck is a Medical Parapsychologist?

The answer to these questions and so many more can be found in this episode of The Inflection Cut!

Show notes

]]> This month, the team heads to the final frontier to look at the decade-long struggle to revive Star Trek in the 1970s.  Even though there were no new episodes in the 1970s, CBS almost immediately had regrets about Star Trek’s cancellation and spent the disco era trying to find a way back to the quickly growing legions of fans. Show notes: https://tinyurl.com/3dudjuj9 Halstead & Eric true No 3947 2 5 full Orson Welles' Heart of Darkness Orson Welles' Heart of Darkness https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/orson-welles-heart-of-darkness/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/orson-welles-heart-of-darkness/#comments Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:13:41 -0700 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/4c65df26-5821-3376-a104-4b9b414f8135 Halstead and Eric take a slightly different approach in the latest episode of the Inflection cut. They focus on Orson Welles' originally planned first film, an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1899 novel Heart of Darkness. However, along the way, they can't avoid the '70s elephant in the room - Apocalypse Now. While it was finally brought to the screen by Francis Ford Coppola in 1979, it was initially planned to be directed by George Lucas in guerrilla fashion while the Vietnam War was still going strong! The team pulls on every thread on the crazy sweater, like:

  • What do a hard-left socialist director and a right-wing, self-proclaimed 'Zen Facist' screenwriter have in common?
  • Could Heart of Darkness have wound up even more groundbreaking and influential than Citizen Kane? 
  • Why might Citizen Kane subject William Randolph Hurst end up helping Welles get Heart of Darkness made?

These questions and many more are answered in this month's The Inflection Cut!

Show notes

]]> Halstead and Eric take a slightly different approach in the latest episode of the Inflection cut. They focus on Orson Welles' originally planned first film, an adaptation of Joseph Conrad's 1899 novel Heart of Darkness. However, along the way, they can't avoid the '70s elephant in the room - Apocalypse Now. While it was finally brought to the screen by Francis Ford Coppola in 1979, it was initially planned to be directed by George Lucas in guerrilla fashion while the Vietnam War was still going strong! The team pulls on every thread on the crazy sweater, like:

  • What do a hard-left socialist director and a right-wing, self-proclaimed 'Zen Facist' screenwriter have in common?
  • Could Heart of Darkness have wound up even more groundbreaking and influential than Citizen Kane? 
  • Why might Citizen Kane subject William Randolph Hurst end up helping Welles get Heart of Darkness made?

These questions and many more are answered in this month's The Inflection Cut!

Show notes

]]> The team digs into Orson Welles’ originally planned film - a wild adaptation of Conrad’s novel Heart of Darkness. Along the way, they unearth the bones of the original plans for Apocalypse Now when it was to be a guerrilla film made by director George Lucas in the early 70s - while Vietnam was still at war! Show notes: https://tinyurl.com/4x6e6tuw Halstead & Eric true No 3732 2 4 full Trevorrow's Star Wars Ep IX: Duel of the Fates Trevorrow's Star Wars Ep IX: Duel of the Fates https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/trevorrows-star-wars-ep-ix-duel-of-the-fates/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/trevorrows-star-wars-ep-ix-duel-of-the-fates/#comments Fri, 20 Jun 2025 15:57:33 -0700 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/fe5658d8-2b7b-31e4-adfb-4ebaab0f565c On a new episode of The Inflection Cut, Halstead and Eric tackle the internet's safe space, Star Wars and its fandom. Specifically, the Episode IX that almost was, Colin Trevorrow's Duel of the Fates. The team tackles the questions that really matter, like:

  • What if the final film in the Star Wars trilogy of trilogies was actually good?
  • How did a little-seen indie destroy Disney's planned production of the final film in the Skywalker Saga?
  • Would Duel of the Fates have been Disney's New Hope or Revenge of the Space Bros?

These questions and many more are answered in this month's The Inflection Cut!

Show notes

]]> On a new episode of The Inflection Cut, Halstead and Eric tackle the internet's safe space, Star Wars and its fandom. Specifically, the Episode IX that almost was, Colin Trevorrow's Duel of the Fates. The team tackles the questions that really matter, like:

  • What if the final film in the Star Wars trilogy of trilogies was actually good?
  • How did a little-seen indie destroy Disney's planned production of the final film in the Skywalker Saga?
  • Would Duel of the Fates have been Disney's New Hope or Revenge of the Space Bros?

These questions and many more are answered in this month's The Inflection Cut!

Show notes

]]> On a new episode of The Inflection Cut, the team take on that internet safe space that is Star Wars. Specifically, the Episode IX that almost was, Colin Trevorrow’s Duel of the Fates. Would it have been Disney’s New Hope or Revenge of the Space Bros? Show notes: https://tinyurl.com/bdxrkdzf Halstead & Eric true No 4554 2 3 full Del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness Del Toro's At the Mountains of Madness https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/del-toros-at-the-mountains-of-madness/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/del-toros-at-the-mountains-of-madness/#comments Fri, 23 May 2025 23:13:45 -0700 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/009c0ecf-f4a9-30bd-996c-5052dc21eca9 On this episode of The Inflection Cut, Halstead and Eric look at Guillermo del Toro's many attempts to get his passion project, an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's novel At the Mountains of Madness, to the big screen. At one point, we were mere inches from a $150 million blockbuster written and directed by Del Toro, produced by James Cameron, and co-starring Tom Cruise! As always, the team tackles the questions that really matter, like:

  • What if instead of Kaijus vs. Mecha in 2012, we got Tel Toro, Cameron, and Cruise vs. Cthulhu?
  • Was the world ready for a big-budget Hollywood take on Cosmic Horror?
  • What film drove the stake through Mountains fo Madness' heart? Was it Prometheus or The Hobbit?

These questions and many more are answered in this month's The Inflection Cut!

Show notes

]]> On this episode of The Inflection Cut, Halstead and Eric look at Guillermo del Toro's many attempts to get his passion project, an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft's novel At the Mountains of Madness, to the big screen. At one point, we were mere inches from a $150 million blockbuster written and directed by Del Toro, produced by James Cameron, and co-starring Tom Cruise! As always, the team tackles the questions that really matter, like:

  • What if instead of Kaijus vs. Mecha in 2012, we got Tel Toro, Cameron, and Cruise vs. Cthulhu?
  • Was the world ready for a big-budget Hollywood take on Cosmic Horror?
  • What film drove the stake through Mountains fo Madness' heart? Was it Prometheus or The Hobbit?

These questions and many more are answered in this month's The Inflection Cut!

Show notes

]]> On this episode of The Inflection Cut, the team looks at Guillermo del Toro’s many attempts to get his passion project, an adaptation of H.P. Lovecraft’s novel At the Mountains of Madness, to the big screen. Show Notes: https://tinyurl.com/yd2z8dvs Halstead & Eric true No 3734 2 2 full George Miller's Justice League Mortal George Miller's Justice League Mortal https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/george-millers-justice-league-mortal/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/george-millers-justice-league-mortal/#comments Fri, 18 Apr 2025 13:00:38 -0700 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/bbe3293e-721c-39a5-b4a8-1087674eb9ef On the Season 2 premiere of The Inflection Cut, the team returns to the early aughts WB and DC to look at the big-budget Justice League by the director of Mad Max that was inches from production start when it was cancelled. They also offer a shocking follow-up to the Coyote vs. Acme-focused season finale.

  • Were we robbed of supreme Aussie superhero goodness?
  • What if the Snyderverse had been the Millerverse?
  • Did Christopher Nolan kill this fresh take on DC's mightiest heroes?

These questions and many more are answered in this month's The Inflection Cut!

Show notes

]]> On the Season 2 premiere of The Inflection Cut, the team returns to the early aughts WB and DC to look at the big-budget Justice League by the director of Mad Max that was inches from production start when it was cancelled. They also offer a shocking follow-up to the Coyote vs. Acme-focused season finale.

  • Were we robbed of supreme Aussie superhero goodness?
  • What if the Snyderverse had been the Millerverse?
  • Did Christopher Nolan kill this fresh take on DC's mightiest heroes?

These questions and many more are answered in this month's The Inflection Cut!

Show notes

]]> On the Season 2 premiere of The Inflection Cut, the team returns to the early aughts WB and DC to look at the big-budget Justice League by the director of Mad Max that was inches from production start when it was cancelled. They also offer a shocking follow-up to the Coyote vs. Acme-focused season finale. Show notes: https://tinyurl.com/w9nkukbk Halstead & Eric true No 4214 2 1 full Who Killed Coyote vs. Acme Who Killed Coyote vs. Acme https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/who-killed-coyote-vs-acme/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/who-killed-coyote-vs-acme/#comments Fri, 07 Feb 2025 17:28:13 -0800 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/f229dbc8-7ea1-35fa-8a20-3cd5bd96b6d7 In a special mystery season finale, the team looks at a film that was actually completed but never released - Coyote vs. Acme. After a smooth production process and very successful test screenings, the film was nevertheless hidden away by Warner Brothers in 2024, never to be seen again.

  • Why did WB Discovery refuse to release or sell Coyote vs. Acme?
  • Was it wrong place wrong time, or was it MURDER?
  • Can the team finally defeat The Inflection Cut's own Thanos?

These questions and many more are answered in this month's The Inflection Cut!

Show notes: https://tinyurl.com/57hy7tbn

 

]]> In a special mystery season finale, the team looks at a film that was actually completed but never released - Coyote vs. Acme. After a smooth production process and very successful test screenings, the film was nevertheless hidden away by Warner Brothers in 2024, never to be seen again.

  • Why did WB Discovery refuse to release or sell Coyote vs. Acme?
  • Was it wrong place wrong time, or was it MURDER?
  • Can the team finally defeat The Inflection Cut's own Thanos?

These questions and many more are answered in this month's The Inflection Cut!

Show notes:
https://tinyurl.com/57hy7tbn

 

]]> In a special mystery season finale of The Inflection Cut, the team looks at a film that was actually completed but never released - Coyote vs. Acme. After a smooth production process and very successful test screenings, the film was nevertheless hidden away by Warner Brothers in 2024, never to be seen again. Was it wrong place, wrong time, or was it MURDER? These questions and many more are answered in this month’s The Inflection Cut! Show notes: https://tinyurl.com/57hy7tbn Halstead & Eric true No 3690 1 7 full The Inflection Game - Holiday Special The Inflection Game - Holiday Special https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/the-inflection-game-holiday-special/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/the-inflection-game-holiday-special/#comments Fri, 06 Dec 2024 18:23:58 -0800 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/81e6d92f-7606-35bc-9450-2c1796e708d5
  • Why has there never been a movie of the popular 80s Top Gun-meets-Gundam series Robotech?
  • Was Superman a coded look at the post-WW2 Jewish diaspora?
  • Is Scott Rudin a villain in the Inflection Cut multiverse, our universe, or both?
  • Brooklyn - great borough or the greatest borough?

    • All this and much more in this month's The Infection Cut!

    ]]>
  • Why has there never been a movie of the popular 80s Top Gun-meets-Gundam series Robotech?
  • Was Superman a coded look at the post-WW2 Jewish diaspora?
  • Is Scott Rudin a villain in the Inflection Cut multiverse, our universe, or both?
  • Brooklyn - great borough or the greatest borough?

    • All this and much more in this month's The Infection Cut!

    ]]>     Eric and Halstead celebrate the holiday season with a special speed round we’re dubbing The Infection Game. We get to the bottom of what really matters, like why has there never been a movie of the popular 80s Top Gun-meets-Gundam series Robotech. Was Superman a coded look at the post-WWI2 Jewish diaspora? Is Scott Rudin a villain in the Inflection Cut multiverse, our universe, or both? All this and much more in this month’s The Infection Cut! Halstead & Eric true No 4020 1 6 full     Edgar Wright's Ant-Man Edgar Wright's Ant-Man https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/edgar-wrights-ant-man/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/edgar-wrights-ant-man/#comments Mon, 04 Nov 2024 19:20:17 -0800 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e28a3489-db4a-31de-afe7-c08f64a8c868 On an election's eve episode of The Inflection Cut, the team turns its multiversal projector on the MCU. They dig into the crazy story of when the director of Shaun of the Dead and Baby Driver left a major Marvel film he had been working on for almost a decade, less than a month before filming was to start.

    • Why did Edgar Wright quit Ant-Man so close to production?
    • Could his "Ocean's Eleven as a superhero film" have been salvaged?
    • Is the Marvel Cinematic Universe chamber music or jazz?

    These questions and many more are answered in this month's The Inflection Cut!

    Show notes

    ]]>     On an election's eve episode of The Inflection Cut, the team turns its multiversal projector on the MCU. They dig into the crazy story of when the director of Shaun of the Dead and Baby Driver left a major Marvel film he had been working on for almost a decade, less than a month before filming was to start.

    • Why did Edgar Wright quit Ant-Man so close to production?
    • Could his "Ocean's Eleven as a superhero film" have been salvaged?
    • Is the Marvel Cinematic Universe chamber music or jazz?

    These questions and many more are answered in this month's The Inflection Cut!

    Show notes

    ]]>     On an election’s eve episode of The Inflection Cut, the team turns its multiversal projector on the MCU. They dig into the crazy story of when the director of Shaun of the Dead and Baby Driver left a major Marvel film he had been working on for almost a decade, less than a month before filming was to start. Halstead & Eric true No 3538 1 5 full     Paul Verhoeven's Crusade Paul Verhoeven's Crusade https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/paul-verhoevens-crusade/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/paul-verhoevens-crusade/#comments Thu, 03 Oct 2024 13:26:51 -0700 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/6af384e1-605e-343a-9d3c-d753237734b0 In the latest episode of The Infection Cut, the team unspools the crazy story of Crusade, Paul Verhoeven and Arnold Schwarzenegger's wild, big-budget epic about the 13th century Catholic Crusades. This film had a cast, sets built, and yet was killed just days before filming started. As always, we focus on what really matters:

    • What could make a Hollywood studio cancel a film with $10 million dollars already spent on cast, crew, and sets?
    • What's a reverse donkey show?
    • What is the 'Full Verhoven', and how does it differ from the 'Full Dutch'?

    These questions and many more are answered in this month's The Infection Cut!

    Show notes

    ]]>     In the latest episode of The Infection Cut, the team unspools the crazy story of Crusade, Paul Verhoeven and Arnold Schwarzenegger's wild, big-budget epic about the 13th century Catholic Crusades. This film had a cast, sets built, and yet was killed just days before filming started. As always, we focus on what really matters:

    • What could make a Hollywood studio cancel a film with $10 million dollars already spent on cast, crew, and sets?
    • What's a reverse donkey show?
    • What is the 'Full Verhoven', and how does it differ from the 'Full Dutch'?

    These questions and many more are answered in this month's The Infection Cut!

    Show notes

    ]]>     The TIC team TIC unspools the crazy story of Crusade, Verhoeven and Schwarzenegger’s wild, big-budget epic. This film had a cast, sets built, yet it was killed just days before filming started. Why? Show notes:  https://tinyurl.com/thcev9wv Halstead & Eric true No 3774 1 4 full     William Gibson's Alien 3 William Gibson's Alien 3 https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/william-gibsons-alien-3/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/william-gibsons-alien-3/#comments Fri, 16 Aug 2024 13:21:55 -0700 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/a7027934-2c28-3d88-927f-5fef28f5fd55 After the blockbuster success of the Alien sequel Aliens, producing a 3rd movie was a top priority for 20th Century Fox. The tortuous development process that followed eventually led to 1992's divisive Alien3. Eric and Halstead look at the many false starts to see if there was a better way. Could the second Alien sequel have been salvaged? How might that have led to a golden age of auteur-driven science fiction? Join Halsted and Eric in their latest adventure in the cinematic multiverse!

    Bibliography: https://tinyurl.com/38uaem7v

    ]]>     After the blockbuster success of the Alien sequel Aliens, producing a 3rd movie was a top priority for 20th Century Fox. The tortuous development process that followed eventually led to 1992's divisive Alien3. Eric and Halstead look at the many false starts to see if there was a better way. Could the second Alien sequel have been salvaged? How might that have led to a golden age of auteur-driven science fiction? Join Halsted and Eric in their latest adventure in the cinematic multiverse!

    Bibliography: https://tinyurl.com/38uaem7v

    ]]>     Halstead & Eric true No 4084 3 full     Darren Aronofsky's Batman: Year One - BONUS FEATURES Darren Aronofsky's Batman: Year One - BONUS FEATURES https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/darren-aronofskys-batman-year-one-bonus-features/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/darren-aronofskys-batman-year-one-bonus-features/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2024 19:23:29 -0700 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/23b18e52-df75-333d-be7c-de82d991d271 We had too much fun stunt casting Batman Year One and discussing a new vision for DC films in the 21st century, so we spun that discussion off into our first-ever bonus episode! Hopefully, that was a good idea.

    ]]>     We had too much fun stunt casting Batman Year One and discussing a new vision for DC films in the 21st century, so we spun that discussion off into our first-ever bonus episode! Hopefully, that was a good idea.

    ]]>     Halstead and Eric deep dive into casting Batman: Year One and come up with the most punchable Batman yet! Halstead & Eric true No 1373 1 2 bonus     Darren Aronofsky's Batman: Year One Darren Aronofsky's Batman: Year One https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/darren-aronofskys-batman-year-one/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/darren-aronofskys-batman-year-one/#comments Fri, 19 Jul 2024 19:13:49 -0700 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/da952eb3-c29f-32da-8d7b-d3574a7fdab4 After the underperforming Batman and Robin, a young filmmaker named Darren Aronofsky pitched a hard-R, 1970s set reimagining of Batman's origin. And it got surprisingly close to seeing the light of day. What if it had been made instead of Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins? Would we have the Aronofsyverse instead of the Snyderverse? Join Halsted and Eric in their second adventure in the cinematic multiverse!

    Bibliography: https://tinyurl.com/47yhy9c2

    ]]>     After the underperforming Batman and Robin, a young filmmaker named Darren Aronofsky pitched a hard-R, 1970s set reimagining of Batman's origin. And it got surprisingly close to seeing the light of day. What if it had been made instead of Christopher Nolan's Batman Begins? Would we have the Aronofsyverse instead of the Snyderverse? Join Halsted and Eric in their second adventure in the cinematic multiverse!

    Bibliography: https://tinyurl.com/47yhy9c2

    ]]>     Halstead and Eric discuss how Darren Aronofsky’s radical Batman: Year One might have been completed and released in 2003 and what that could have meant for DC, Warner Brothers, and comic movies as a whole. Bibliography: https://tinyurl.com/47yhy9c2 Halstead & Eric true No 4347 1 2 full     Peter Jackson's Halo Peter Jackson's Halo https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/halo/ https://theinflectioncut.podbean.com/e/halo/#comments Fri, 21 Jun 2024 20:55:23 -0700 theinflectioncut.podbean.com/ca6351ba-0303-3a44-bc3e-a9a860bd90c4 In our inaugural episode, Eric & Halstead look at the tortured history of Peter Jackson’s never-made film based on the Halo video game franchise. What led to the film’s failure to launch? Who could have brought this film across the finish line? Why would a Halo film lead to the streaming wars starting a decade earlier?

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    ]]>     In our inaugural episode, Eric & Halstead look at the tortured history of Peter Jackson’s never-made film based on the Halo video game franchise. What led to the film’s failure to launch? Who could have brought this film across the finish line? Why would a Halo film lead to the streaming wars starting a decade earlier?

    Bibliography

    ]]>     In 2008, A Halo movie almost happened with Peter Jackson, Guillermo del Toro, & Neil Blomkamp on board. It never got to the finish line, but... what if it did? What would need to be done to keep the project together? What would the finished film look like? What might the effect on the entertainment industry be? Join Halstead and Eric as they explore the cinematic what-ifs! Halstead & Eric false No 4403 1 1 full