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Netflix sued for $105m over stolen Nicolas Cage World War II thriller 'Fortitude'
Simon Afram says the loss of an unencrypted master copy destroyed the film’s exclusivity and could scare off distributors, the lawsuit says.
- 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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Netflix Sued By Producer Over "Fortitude"
Swiss businessman and producer Simon Afram has reportedly sued Netflix for $105 million this week over an unencrypted copy of his yet-to-be-released historical espionage action-adventure “Fortitude” being lost according to Variety. Nicolas Cage, Matthew Goode, Ed Skrein, Alice Eve, Michael Sheen, Ben Kingsley, Jordi Mollà and Lukas Haas star in the film helmed by Simon West (“Con Air,” “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider”) which deals with the true story o…
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