Pakistan, July 31 -- Netflix is facing a $105 million lawsuit after filmmakers claimed the company mishandled an unreleased Nicolas Cage film, allowing an unencrypted copy to be stolen from its Los Angeles office. Writer-producer Simon Afram and his company, Op-Fortitude, filed the lawsuit in a California federal court, arguing that the incident has severely damaged the film's commercial value and future release plans.

The dispute centers on Fortitude, a World War II spy thriller starring Nicolas Cage. The filmmakers said Netflix showed interest in acquiring the movie after reviewing promotional material in December 2025 and later requested a working version in June 2026. They added that the film was delivered on an unencrypted drive for...