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 ....

【新闻快讯】《洛杉矶时报》消息,“林疯狂”有可能会登上大荧幕。尽管林书豪最近因伤没能上场比赛,但是关于他在本赛季的精彩故事,继续在篮球场之外发挥影响力。美国好莱坞正筹拍以林书豪为主题的纪录片。著名的CAA经纪公司已经向好莱坞片商提出构想,试图拍一部关于林书豪的纪录片,讲述“林疯狂”的故事。

知情人士透露,该纪录片正处于筹备的过程中,正在收集剧本,目前还没有敲定片名。但主题是“林疯狂”,以林书豪在NBA中上演的神奇为主线:在选秀落榜,两次被球队裁掉,四次被下放到发展联盟之后,林书豪以替补球员开始,成为尼克斯先发组织后卫,并成为全球范围内炙手可热的球星。

据悉,该纪录片的导演将会是林书豪的朋友Evan Leong,他曾经是《速度与激情》的助理导演。不过,在《洛杉矶时报》致电Leong的工作室之后,并未得到官方的答复。

不过,林书豪的故事是否能继续下去呢?由于已经完成的关节镜手术,本赛季林书豪不能出现在球场上,不能继续为尼克斯上场打球。那么等赛季结束之后,林书豪是否能继续吸引球迷的注意力呢?