--- title: "Producer sues Netflix for $105 million over stolen Nicolas Cage movie" description: "Most outlets led with the claim that a producer is suing Netflix for $105 million after an unreleased Nicolas Cage film was stolen from Netflix’s Los Angeles office. The Business Recorder emphasized that the lawsuit alleges a copy was stolen from the streaming service’s studios, while the Daily Times highlighted the claim that an unencrypted copy was mishandled, leading to the theft. Both excerpts frame the lawsuit as centered on the theft and financial damages, with no additional framing or emphasis noted." url: https://harzaviya.com/stories/1117-producer-sues-netflix-for-105-million-over-stolen-nicolas site: HarZaviya language: en --- # Producer sues Netflix for $105 million over stolen Nicolas Cage movie entertainment · latest filing 31 Jul 2026, 1:59 PM PKT · 31 Jul 2026 · 4 articles from 4 outlets **HarZaviya summary** — how 4 outlets covered this, generated automatically from their headlines and excerpts: > Most outlets led with the claim that a producer is suing Netflix for $105 million after an unreleased Nicolas Cage film was stolen from Netflix’s Los Angeles office. The Business Recorder emphasized that the lawsuit alleges a copy was stolen from the streaming service’s studios, while the Daily Times highlighted the claim that an unencrypted copy was mishandled, leading to the theft. Both excerpts frame the lawsuit as centered on the theft and financial damages, with no additional framing or emphasis noted. ## Same story from 4 outlets Each outlet's own headline, most recent first — read any at its source. - **Samaa** — [Netflix sued for $105m over stolen Nicolas Cage film](https://www.samaa.tv/2087354487-netflix-sued-for-105m-over-stolen-nicolas-cage-film) · 31 Jul 2026, 1:59 PM PKT > A producer is suing Netflix for $105 million, alleging an unreleased Nicolas Cage film was stolen from its Hollywood studios. - **Daily Times** — [Netflix faces $105 million lawsuit over Nicolas Cage film theft](https://dailytimes.com.pk/1531311/netflix-faces-105-million-lawsuit-over-nicolas-cage-film-theft/) · 31 Jul 2026, 12:02 PM PKT · 91% identical wording to the newest filing > 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 […] - **Business Recorder** — [Producer sues Netflix for $105 million over missing Nicolas Cage movie](https://www.brecorder.com/news/40432714/producer-sues-netflix-for-105-million-over-missing-nicolas-cage-movie) · 31 Jul 2026, 12:00 PM PKT · 88% identical wording to the newest filing > LOS ANGELES: A movie producer is seeking $105 million in damages from Netflix after he says a copy of his unreleased Nicolas Cage movie ​was stolen from the streaming service’s studios in Hollywood. Attorneys for producer ‌Simon Afram said in a lawsuit filed on Wednesday in California that the filmmakers had delivered an unencrypted master copy of the World War II drama “Fortitude” to Netflix i... - **The Express Tribune** — [Producer sues Netflix for $105 million over missing Nicolas Cage movie](https://tribune.com.pk/story/2621334/producer-sues-netflix-for-105-million-over-missing-nicolas-cage-movie) · 31 Jul 2026, 11:29 AM PKT · 83% identical wording to the newest filing > Simon Afram claims unencrypted master copy of war drama was stolen from studio drives 4 articles from 4 outlets, 31 Jul 2026. Headlines and links belong to their outlets — HarZaviya links out and never copies article text. --- HarZaviya compares how Pakistani outlets cover the same story. It stores and shows each outlet's headline and a short excerpt, and links out — it never copies article text, and every headline belongs to the outlet that wrote it. It takes no stance on any outlet. Pages: [Top stories](https://harzaviya.com/) · [Latest headlines](https://harzaviya.com/feed) · [Archive](https://harzaviya.com/archive) · [Why](https://harzaviya.com/why) · [Sources](https://harzaviya.com/sources) · [Methodology](https://harzaviya.com/methodology) · [About](https://harzaviya.com/about) · [About the bot](https://harzaviya.com/about-bot) Trackers: [Gold prices](https://harzaviya.com/gold-prices) · [Fuel prices](https://harzaviya.com/fuel-prices) · [Stock exchange](https://harzaviya.com/stock-exchange) Any page on this site is available as markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown`, or add `.md` to the path.