Yes. The NBA is suspending its season because of Tom Hanks. :)

Will independent filmmakers even have a chance to get their films shown in theaters now?

Independent filmmakers aren't noise. We certainly don't need another platform guarded by gatekeepers.

If I were to get a maxed out 27‑inch iMac with Retina 5K display, the following would be the specs:

3.6GHz 8-core 9th-generation Intel Core i9 processor, Turbo Boost up to 5.0GHz
64GB 2666MHz DDR4 memory
Radeon Pro Vega 48 with 8GB of HBM2 memory
2TB SSD storage
Magic Mouse 2
Magic Keyboard

You get all that power -- well, ah -- for the low, low price of $5,249.00.

If you were to buy a 4K editing PC from Puget Systems (https://www.pugetsystems.com/recommended/Recommended-Systems-for-Adobe-P...), it would only cost you $3744.30. And, it would be expandable.

Apple's products have had a lot of engineering issues during the past few years, as the following expose from CBC shows: https://youtu.be/o2_SZ4tfLns

I'd recommend getting the Lenovo Legion Y720 for editing:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16834332757

It's the most affordable laptop with sufficient power to handle NLEs like DaVinci Resolve, Adobe Premiere Pro, and others.

Plus, it's equipped with a Thunderbolt 3 port for plugging in fast external storage.

If you want to upgrade the main hard drive, AVA Direct offers that service here: https://www.avadirect.com/Lenovo-Legion-Y720-80VR001BUS-15-6-Core-i7-770...