Eddie Griffin is set to play the leading man in "Irish Jam," a quirky feature about an Irish village that pawns the local pub to save itself from a takeover. When the villagers find that their hometown is up for sale, they set up a poetry contest offering the local pub as a prize as a way to raise money. L.A.-based Hannibal Pictures specializes in international co-productions of English-language features.

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