The Inflection Cut

Author: Halstead & Eric

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.
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The Infection Game 2: Casting Boogaloo
Episode 7
Friday, 16 January, 2026

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?