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Netflix sued for $105m over stolen Nicolas Cage World War II thriller 'Fortitude'
The producers say the theft of an unencrypted master has hurt sale prospects and forced them to pause distribution talks.
- On Wednesday, Swiss producer Simon Afram sued Netflix for at least $105 million in California federal court, alleging the streamer lost an unencrypted master copy of his unreleased World War II film, Fortitude.
- Associate producer Daniel Haido delivered the digital cinema package to Netflix in June for screening, but the company became unresponsive before disclosing in an email on June 25 that the drive was stolen from an office desk.
- Afram spent seven years and $45 million producing Fortitude, a spy thriller starring Nicolas Cage and Sir Ben Kingsley, with the lawsuit claiming Netflix's loss "destroyed that exclusivity and materially...impaired the film's marketability."
- Netflix disputes liability, arguing the film was delivered without industry-standard safeguards, and accused Afram's law firm of a "hostile attempt to extort money" by demanding $165 million rather than working in good faith.
- While Netflix investigates the theft and monitors piracy sites for unauthorized distribution, the streamer maintains it bears no responsibility for the loss, complicating the film's commercial prospects and potential sale to interested distributors.
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"Fortitude" producers claim that a copy of the film was stolen from Hollywood's streaming studios. Netflix refused to share details of the investigation with prosecution lawyers.
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