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Aug 20, 2026

Benedict Wong, Alan Cumming and Benedict Cumberbatch urge UK to block Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger

British actors Benedict Wong, Alan Cumming, and Benedict Cumberbatch have written an op-ed urging the UK government to block the proposed merger between Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery, citing concerns about job preservation in the entertainment industry.

Aug 20, 2026·1 source
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  • ▪Benedict Wong spoke about the op-ed urging the UK to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger on August 20, 2026.
  • ▪Benedict Wong, Alan Cumming, and Benedict Cumberbatch wrote an op-ed urging the UK to block the Paramount-Warner Bros. Discovery merger.

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