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Man invested $45M in a Nicolas Cage movie. It got stolen off Netflix’s desk.
Filmmaker sues Netflix over stolen screener of unreleased Nicolas Cage movie.
TL;DR
- Netflix is being sued by Op-Fortitude and Simon Afram over the theft of an unreleased Nicolas Cage movie, *Fortitude*, from its offices.
- The production company alleges Netflix failed to take basic security measures, allowing an unencrypted drive to be stolen.
- Op-Fortitude and Afram are seeking $112.5 million in damages, plus punitive damages, citing breach of contract and negligence.
- Netflix claims the production company is attempting to extort them and disputes liability, stating the drive was not encrypted by the filmmakers.
- The film, described as a cross between *Ocean's Eleven* and *Inglourious Basterds*, stars Nicolas Cage and Sir Ben Kingsley and was personally funded by Afram for $45 million.