The Linsanity that Jeremy Lin touched off this winter has faded, a casualty of the New York Knicks point guard’s drop in productivity and the recent knee surgery that ended his regular season.

But the surreal period in which a former bench warmer led the Knicks on a seven-game winning streak while helping a lot of headline writers show off will live on, at least if Hollywood has anything to do with it.

Lin is the subject of a documentary that is being pitched to distributors in Hollywood by agency CAA; footage is currently being assembled.

According to a person familiar with the pitch who was not authorized to talk about it publicly, the movie (no firm title yet, so let your pun-riddled imagination run wild) looks both at Lin's unlikely run in the NBA as well at his humble background. Los Angeles-born and Palo-Alto raised, Lin shone at Harvard after being passed over by recruiters at college powerhouses, then bounced around pro basketball as an undrafted free agent before landing with the Knicks. The movie will also include elements of his Christian faith.

The Lin doc is being directed by Evan Jackson Leong, Lin’s friend and a filmmaker in his own right. A former assistant to “Fast and Furious” franchise director Justin Lin (no relation), Leong previously directed a documentary about Christianity in Asia titled "1040" and also has been shooting Lin for years. (A message left at Leong's production company was not returned Wednesday afternoon.) The film will be produced by 408 Films and Endgame Entertainment, which previously produced the Oscar favorite "An Education" and the documentary "Every Little Step;" it's currently working on a documentary series about American sports for HBO.

It won’t be the first time Lin will be seen outside the precincts of SportsCenter. Lin is active on YouTube, regularly posting videos to his own account. In addition, a series of "Day in the Life" videos, made with Leong's help when Lin was still a struggling backup with the Golden State Warriors, became a viral sensation after No. 17 hit it big with the Knicks.

Lin proved endlessly fascinating when he came out of nowhere earlier this year, showing unbridled enthusiasm while netting at least 20 points and seven assists in his first five starts. But does that interest live on, and will it be enough to sustain a theatrical or high-profile television documentary? Lin’s basketball future is also cloudy — he’s a free agent after this year — so we’ll see if the movie can, Lin-style, get by on large amounts of grit. Spike Lee, if ever there was a film project calling your name ....

【新聞快訊】《洛杉磯時(shí)報(bào)》消息，“林瘋狂”有可能會(huì)登上大熒幕。盡管林書豪最近因傷沒能上場比賽，但是關(guān)于他在本賽季的精彩故事，繼續(xù)在籃球場之外發(fā)揮影響力。美國好萊塢正籌拍以林書豪為主題的紀(jì)錄片。著名的CAA經(jīng)紀(jì)公司已經(jīng)向好萊塢片商提出構(gòu)想，試圖拍一部關(guān)于林書豪的紀(jì)錄片，講述“林瘋狂”的故事。

知情人士透露，該紀(jì)錄片正處于籌備的過程中，正在收集劇本，目前還沒有敲定片名。但主題是“林瘋狂”，以林書豪在NBA中上演的神奇為主線：在選秀落榜，兩次被球隊(duì)裁掉，四次被下放到發(fā)展聯(lián)盟之后，林書豪以替補(bǔ)球員開始，成為尼克斯先發(fā)組織后衛(wèi)，并成為全球范圍內(nèi)炙手可熱的球星。

據(jù)悉，該紀(jì)錄片的導(dǎo)演將會(huì)是林書豪的朋友Evan Leong，他曾經(jīng)是《速度與激情》的助理導(dǎo)演。不過，在《洛杉磯時(shí)報(bào)》致電Leong的工作室之后，并未得到官方的答復(fù)。

不過，林書豪的故事是否能繼續(xù)下去呢？由于已經(jīng)完成的關(guān)節(jié)鏡手術(shù)，本賽季林書豪不能出現(xiàn)在球場上，不能繼續(xù)為尼克斯上場打球。那么等賽季結(jié)束之后，林書豪是否能繼續(xù)吸引球迷的注意力呢？