Netflix sued for $105m over stolen Nicolas Cage war thriller
Photograph: Jeff Vespa/@portraits/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenNicolas Cage. “While we do not own the rights to Fortitude, we take content security seriously and have taken extra measures to support the film-maker and his team. This includes conducting a thorough investigation and offering to monitor known piracy sites for any unauthorized distribution or sale.”Netflix reportedly received a copy of the film in June after expressing interest in promotional materials at the end of last year.
- ▪Photograph: Jeff Vespa/@portraits/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenNicolas Cage.
- ▪“While we do not own the rights to Fortitude, we take content security seriously and have taken extra measures to support the film-maker and his team.
- ▪This includes conducting a thorough investigation and offering to monitor known piracy sites for any unauthorized distribution or sale.”Netflix reportedly received a copy of the film in June after expressing interest in promotional material
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Nicolas Cage. Photograph: Jeff Vespa/@portraits/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenNicolas Cage. Photograph: Jeff Vespa/@portraits/ShutterstockMoviesNetflix sued for $105m over stolen Nicolas Cage war thrillerMakers of unreleased $45m film Fortitude sue after hard drive stolen from streamer’s Los Angeles officeBenjamin LeeThu 30 Jul 2026 15.37 EDTLast modified on Thu 30 Jul 2026 15.41 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleNetflix is being sued for $105m over the theft of a hard drive including an unreleased Nicolas Cage war movie.The streamer’s Los Angeles office was the target of a robbery involving a number of hard drives, one of which contained a copy of second world war spy thriller Fortitude.The makers of the $45m-budgeted film are now suing Netflix over the loss.“Netflix disputes…
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