A Hollywood movie producer has filed a complaint to the Los Angeles Police Department against Netflix over the disappearance of his Nicolas Cage movie, according to a news report Friday.

Producer Simon Afram accused Netflix last month of losing a drive with a copy of his World War II film, “Fortitude” and not being open about its investigation into the missing drive, according to the Los Angeles Times.

Netflix has claimed that it has offered good faith efforts to appease Afram, including offering to reimburse Afram’s company for the missing drive and to monitor piracy websites for an unauthorized sale or release of the film.

“This report is being made on an emergency basis, as there is reason to believe that Netflix, Inc. and its employees are suppressing and/or spoliating evidence of the theft of an asset with a cost of $45 million to create and a likely sale value of over twice that amount,” Afram’s complaint, filed on July 15, reads. 

The complaint asks the LAPD to investigate the movie’s disappearance and “identify all responsible parties, preserve all relevant evidence, and press charges against the responsible parties.”

The complaint comes after Afram sued Netflix for $105 million in economic damages for the missing drive.

“It is not fathomable that a sophisticated buyer would invest tens of millions of dollars to acquire the Film — and tens of millions more to market it — while facing the constant risk that it could appear online to be viewed widely for free at any time,” the lawsuit states. 

Netflix admitted in June that it received the drive, which was subsequently stolen along with other drives. 

“Unfortunately, someone stole a good amount of drives from our office desks this past week,” Sean Berney, a director for original film at Netflix, wrote in a June 25 email, according to the lawsuit. “We’ve been working through this with our security teams to no luck.”

Netflix has accused Afram's firm of attempting to extort money from the streaming platform over the situation and not working with them in "good faith" to recover the stolen drive. 

Afram has since added a defamation claim to his lawsuit over the accusation of extortion.

Misty Severi is a news reporter for Just The News. You can follow her on X for more coverage.