The streaming conglomerate Netflix has been slapped with a $105 million lawsuit after the hard drive for an unreleased Nicholas Cage movie was stolen from his office.
Filed Thursday in California federal court, the lawsuit from writer/producer Simon Afram and his company, Op-Fortitude, alleged that Netflix stifled “the sale of the World War II spy thriller by losing a copy of the movie that was shared for screening,” per The Hollywood Reporter (THR).
Netflix executives first expressed interest in purchasing Fortitude after receiving promotional materials in December 2025, requesting a working cut in June. According to the lawsuit, Netflix instructed the filmmakers to provide the key to what’s called a...
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