Billionaire suing Netflix for $105M over stolen Nicolas Cage movie hits streamer with bombshell defamation suit

The writer, producer and financier of the unreleased $45 million film that was stolen from Netflix headquarters in June is now suing for defamation, too.

Nation.Cymru staff A new Second World War film starring Michael Sheen has become caught up in a $105 million (£78m) legal battle after an unreleased master copy was stolen from Netflix’s Hollywood offices. Sheen appears alongside Nicolas Cage, Ben Kingsley, Matthew Goode, Ron Perlman, Alice Eve and Lukas Haas in Fortit

Producer Simon Afram claims the streaming giant failed to protect the unencrypted master copy of "Fortitude," a World War II thriller that cost $45 million.

Netflix sued over stolen Nicolas Cage World War II movie  USA Today

Netflix is being sued for $105m (£78m) by a film producer after a copy of an unreleased Nicolas Cage film was stolen from its Hollywood studios.

A U.K. production company and filmmaker are suing Netflix for $105 million US, after a copy of an unreleased Nicolas Cage movie was stolen from the streaming giant's Los Angeles offices.

A production company is suing Netflix for $105 million for losing a master copy of an unreleased movie, which it claims will hurt its sales prospects.