Amazon’s boss Jeff Bezos who is also the world’s third richest man has landed a cameo role in the latest Star Trek movie which released today.
The billionaire founder and CEO of Amazon appears as a ‘Star-fleet Official’ in ‘Star Trek Beyond,’ as per the credits of the movie. Amazon confirmed Bezos’ appearance in the movie on Monday.
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Bezos is known to be a big fan of the Star Trek franchise and also runs a private space flight company – Blue Origin.
Bezos who has been listed in the credits as a ‘Star-fleet official’ and is also seen wearing a lot of makeup in the shot he appears in. Hence it is safe to assume that he playing an alien doing the job of a Starfleet official.
According to actor Chris Pine who playing the role of ‘Captain James T. Kirk’ recalls the Amazon-chief’s arrival on Star Trek Beyond’s set to had caused quite a stir. Speaking to Associated Press, Pine also said that Bezos’s entourage included nine body guards and three limousines.
Beyond, the latest in the Star Trek franchise is produced by J.J. Abrams, who directed the two other movies in the series: Star Trek (2009) and Star Trek Into Darkness (2013). Gene Roddenberry launched the first series of Star Trek (The Original Series) in 1966.
