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There’s a new public enemy No. 1 among theater owners and some Hollywood studio executives: Andrew Cuomo. The New York governor, who generally has received praise for his handling of the pandemic, so far has refused to let theaters open.

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00:00As more and more movies like the James Bond film No Time to Die push their release dates to next

00:04year, U.S. movie theaters are staring down their worst-case scenario for 2020. According to theater

00:10owners and some Hollywood studio executives, Andrew Cuomo is to blame. The New York governor,

00:15who generally has received praise for his handling of the pandemic, so far has refused to let theaters

00:20open even as indoor restaurants, casinos, and gyms are allowed to open in the state.

00:25Cineworld took direct aim at Cuomo, saying that studios won't dare release another big tentpole

00:30without New York, following the lackluster performance of Christopher Nolan's Tenet,

00:34which is the first big-budget event movie to brave the waters in the COVID-19 era.

00:49John Vithian, the president and CEO of the National Association of Theater Owners, said,

00:55CEOs on a conference call. He wouldn't schedule it. And there are very senior Hollywood executives

01:00who have placed calls to him and ended up speaking with his staff, not him. Nothing. Crickets. He's

01:06put us in a category with big music concerts. That's absurd. A senior advisor to Cuomo responded

01:11to the criticism in a statement, saying,

01:13We understand some people are unhappy, but you know what? Better unhappy than sick or worse.

01:18The hope now is that moviegoing will resume in earnest in the first quarter of 2021.

01:23For much more on this story, head to THR.com. For The Hollywood Reporter News, I'm Tiffany Taylor.

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