RIPLEY. PREDATOR. SPACE marines and ancient gods. Across nine films and now one TV show, the titular monster of the Alien franchise has met and mutilated many adversaries. None, however, quite like its latest foe. This summer, you see, brings the release of Alien: Earth — or, as it might have been called, Alien Versus Yoga Instructor. “I’m that weird person who brings a mat to set, doing sun salutations on a spaceship,” laughs Sydney Chandler, star of the year’s most anticipated science-fiction series and, it turns out, a fully licensed vinyasa master. In her spare time, the 29-year-old leads classes at a small yoga studio, having earned her teaching qualifications “a couple of years ago”, just for fun.
Between takes on Alien: Earth, the Texan actress would sneak in…