No material new developments are reported beyond the original lawsuit: producer Simon Afram is seeking $105 million from Netflix after an unencrypted copy of his Second World War film “Fortitude” was allegedly stolen from the company’s offices. The dispute matters because Afram says the loss could undermine the Nicolas Cage and Ben Kingsley film’s exclusivity and value before release, while Netflix denies it accepted responsibility for inadequately secured material.

Afram says his team delivered the digital cinema package to Netflix in June for a potential rights acquisition, and that Netflix later confirmed several drives had been taken from desks. He claims to have spent seven years and $45 million making the film; Netflix says encrypted files or password-protected links are standard, has offered piracy monitoring, and says there is no indication the film has leaked.