{"id":22642,"date":"2026-07-31T02:47:37","date_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:47:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22642"},"modified":"2026-07-31T02:47:37","modified_gmt":"2026-07-30T21:47:37","slug":"netflix-sued-for-105-million-for-allegedly-losing-master-copy-of-unreleased-nicolas-cage-movie","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=22642","title":{"rendered":"Netflix sued for $105 million for allegedly losing &#8220;master copy&#8221; of unreleased Nicolas Cage movie"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p>A U.K.-based production company and a filmmaker are suing Netflix for $105 million, alleging the streaming company lost a drive containing a copy of an unreleased espionage movie, which they claim undermined its commercial prospects.<\/p>\n<p>The complaint filed on Wednesday in California district court alleges that the film&#8217;s associate producer, Daniel Haido, hand-delivered an unencrypted master copy of the film to Netflix so the company could screen it as a potential buyer. Haido verbally instructed the employee to delete the files after the screening, according to the suit.<\/p>\n<p>A little over a week after the screening, Netflix emailed the filmmakers to say the drive had been stolen, the plaintiffs allege.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Someone stole a good amount of drives from our office desks this past week,&#8221; a Netflix executive wrote in the email, according to the suit. <\/p>\n<p>The complaint notes the movie, entitled &#8220;Fortitude,&#8221; took over seven years to make and cost $45 million. 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