Netflix Is Facing a $105 Million Lawsuit Over a Missing Nicolas Cage Movie
An allegedly stolen Nicolas Cage movie is at the center of a messy legal drama between Netflix and the film’s producer. According to the complaint, Netflix was considering buying rights to the film and arranged to screen it on June 16. An associate producer delivered a Digital Cinema Package (DCP) to Netflix the day before the screening.
- ▪An allegedly stolen Nicolas Cage movie is at the center of a messy legal drama between Netflix and the film’s producer.
- ▪According to the complaint, Netflix was considering buying rights to the film and arranged to screen it on June 16.
- ▪An associate producer delivered a Digital Cinema Package (DCP) to Netflix the day before the screening.
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- ▪ Netflix sued for $105m over stolen Nicolas Cage war thriller — The Guardian — World
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An allegedly stolen Nicolas Cage movie is at the center of a messy legal drama between Netflix and the film’s producer. Simon Afram and his production company, Op-Fortitude, sued Netflix on Wednesday after a copy of its upcoming World War II movie, Fortitude, was allegedly stolen from the streaming company’s Hollywood offices.cnx.cmd.push(function(){cnx({"playerId":"92b7b46b-43ed-4e0e-b21b-2c999302d9d7","settings":{"advertising":{"macros":{"AD_UNIT":"/23178111854/od.gizmodo.com/article","CHILD_UNIT":"article","POST_ID":"2000793413","POST_TYPE":"post","CHANNEL":"tech","SECTION":"culture","SUBSECTION":"","CATEGORIES":"culture","TAGS":"film,netflix","NOP":"0"},"timeBeforeFirstAd":0}}}).render("cnx-player-main")}); The lawsuit seeks at least $105 million in damages, arguing that the theft has…
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