Yet another non-fiction film is about to get a fictional Hollywood remake this week as Ben Stiller and Disney are joining forces to bring the basketball documentary Quantum Hoops to the masses. I had not even heard of this documentary up until now, but I have to admit, it actually sounds pretty great. The movie follows the 2006 Caltech Beavers (yes, Beavers) basketball team in their quest for the team’s very first win. They are a ragtag group of super geniuses with little to no athletic skill who have spent 21 seasons getting obliterated by their opponents. When former NCAA coach Roy Dow comes on board, they finally start to believe that they might have a shot at winning. Does this sound like the next Cool Runnings or what?

According to Deadline, Ben Stiller and Stuart Cornfeld will produce the fictional remake through their Red Hour Films banner. No word on a director yet, but the script is being written by Stan Chervin, who wrote the initial draft for Moneyball before Steven Zaillian and Aaron Sorkin came on board.

While I don’t normally see a point to fictional remakes of documentaries, something tells me this could actually work out quite well. The documentary came out in 2007 and for some reason seems to have flown under the radar. While this news makes me want to seek it out, something tells me that the story is better than the documentary itself. Perhaps in the right hands, the remake could be even better. What do you think? Check out the trailer for the original documentary below.