Joe Hachem Earns Feature Role in Aussie Thriller

2005 World Series of Poker Champion, Joe Hachem, is set to make an appearance on the silver screen next year.  He is slated for a small, featured role in the Australian thriller Prey, written and directed by George Miller. 

Prey stars Jesse Johnson, son of Nash Bridges and Miami Vice star, Don Johnson, as well as Ben Kermode, Natalie Walker, and Natalie Bassingthwaighte. 

The plot summary, courtesy of the film’s MySpace page: 

In April of 1987, two North Americans disappeared in the West Australian desert on a 4WD holiday. They were never seen alive again. Their abandoned vehicles and totally unused supplies were found in sand dunes near an Aboriginal sacred site--less than an hour away from the closest town. Two years later, in May of 1989, the two men were both found dead of natural causes, on the same day, 1000 miles apart back in North America.

This May 2007, twenty years after the original incident, TOP CAT FILMS and iconic director George Miller commence production of the story of 3 couples who set out into the same desert and unluckily end up in the same area, at the same time of year, with disastrous results.

These three couples, one from the USA and two from Australia, are about to learn the horrible truth about what happens when your 4WD holiday goes horribly wrong.

In the desert, in the night, in the dark.

This next year, preconceived assumptions about friendship, undiscovered sexual liaisons, and false leadership come apart as the three couples realize that the vacation’s over… They are now …

Originally published 1:13 PM Thursday, May 17, 2007