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Netflix lawsuit over stolen Fortitude film

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In late July ~~2026,~~ 2026 Swiss producer Simon Afram and his company Op‑Fortitude filed a civil suit in a California federal court seeking at least $105 million in damages from Netflix. The complaint alleges that an unencrypted digital cinema package (DCP) of the unreleased World War II thriller Fortitude—starring Nicolas Cage, Ben Kingsley and ~~others—was~~ based on the real double‑agent Duško Popov—was hand‑delivered to Netflix’s Los Angeles office on 15 June 2026 and that several hard‑drives, including the master copy, were stolen nine days later, as confirmed in an email from Netflix’s head of film acquisitions, Sean Berney. The producers argue the loss destroys the film’s commercial value, halts distributor negotiations, and could set a precedent for distributor responsibility. They also contend Netflix failed to delete or securely store the copy after review. Netflix maintains it does not own the rights, that the material was ~~delivered~~ supplied without industry‑standard encryption, and that no unauthorized copy has appeared on piracy sites. The ~~streaming service~~ company has launched an internal ~~investigation~~ investigation, involved its security teams, and is monitoring piracy sites, while declining to involve the Los Angeles Police Department. The film, produced over seven years at a cost of roughly $45 million, has yet to secure a distributor, and the case remains pending.

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