The first photo from Star Trek: Discovery, CBS’ upcoming streaming-only Trek series, is here. And while Star Trek fans are loving it, some Star Wars fans are throwing shade at the preview pic because of similarities to Rey’s outfit and landscape of Jakku from Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
First look at #StarTrekDiscovery with @SonequaMG as First Officer Michael Burnham and #MichelleYeoh as Captain Philippa Georgiou. pic.twitter.com/K9ORYgmVUl
— Star Trek on Paramount+ (@StarTrekOnPPlus) May 17, 2017
The photo shows Sonequa Martin-Green (The Walking Dead) as First Officer Michael Burnham and Michelle Yeoh as Captain Philippa Georgiou.
Check out all the shade that Star Wars fans are throwing at the new Star Trek: Discovery photo:
Is it just me or…? #StarTrekDiscovery #StarWars pic.twitter.com/d69yBOKnQi
— Junkball (@JunkballMedia) May 17, 2017
Is the Captain called Rey? 🙂 #StarTrekDiscovery
— Stonehelm (@TheStonehelm) May 17, 2017
Well, shoot. Looks like Star Trek is trying to be Star Wars again instead of being their own thing. #startrekdiscovery #startrek #discovery
— Relic Worlds (@RelicWorlds) May 17, 2017
