LOS ANGELES (AP) " Amazon founder Jeff Bezos got to live out every Trekkie's fantasy by playing an alien in the new "Star Trek" movie. Bezos is listed in the credits for "Star Trek Beyond," the third installment of the rebooted sci-fi franchise. His cameo in the latest movie comes after several musicians and actors made unbilled appearances in Abrams' "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," including Daniel Craig as a Stormtrooper. Bezos has spoken in interviews of his passion for "Star Trek" and said his childhood dreams of space led him to found his private space travel company, named Blue Origin. In interviews Friday, producer J.J. Abrams and director Justin Lin confirmed his appearance in the movie.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 16, 2016 12:00 UTC