Spike Lee has a bad reaction to the Republican governor of Georgia’s plan to lift quarantine and reopen movie theaters.

The order would go into effect April 27, at a time when Covid-19 is still sweeping the country, causing more than 45,000 deaths in the United States while sickening at least 835,000.

Governor Brian Kemp’s plan to reopen some nonessential businesses defies the majority of medical experts and pandemic statistical models that say it’s too soon to gather in such places, and that doing so could lead to another leap in cases that overwhelms hospitals and medical workers.

While Hollywood is generally eager for the day when cinemas are full and films are back on big screens, Lee is among the first filmmakers to speak out against the idea of rushing into it heedlessly. The 63-year-old director of BlacKkKlansman and Do the Right Thing said he wasn’t going to gamble his own health by breaking quarantine, and he doesn’t think others should either.

“Open Movie Theatres Now? Hell To Da Naw. I Got Alot More Movies To Make, Not Rollin’ Da Dice Wit’ Da Only Life I Got. TESTING. TESTING And Mo’ TESTING,” Lee told Vanity Fair in an email.

In other words, Lee thinks Kemp should be focused on making sure those who are sick can be identified and isolate to slow the spread.

Kemp’s order would also open businesses such as gyms, bowling alleys, hair salons, and tattoo parlors, but despite his plan, most cineplexes are not likely to throw open their doors at the start of the week—and studios are certainly not planning to suddenly release new films that have been put on hold due to the global quarantine.

The National Association of Theatre Owners, which has the biggest financial stake in seeing screens reopen, also sounded a note of caution—and doubt that anyone would follow Kemp’s plan. “While some states and localities are beginning to authorize the opening of movie theaters under certain conditions, the movie theater industry is also a national one,” the organization said in a statement. “Until the majority of markets in the U.S. are open, and major markets in particular, new wide release movies are unlikely to be available.”

Expect to see a lot of retro titles at any theater that does try to open now. “Some theaters in some areas that are authorized to open may be able economically to reopen with repertory product,” NATO said. “However, many theaters will not be able to feasibly open.”

Lee’s next film is the Netflix film Da 5 Bloods, starring Chadwick Boseman , in a story about Vietnam veterans who return to the country after the war. He was born in Atlanta, and moved with his family to Brooklyn when he was a child.

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