Sydney Chandler put on a brave face amid her Variety cover scandal over the weekend to promote Alien: Earth at San Diego Comic-Con.
The nepo baby daughter of actor Kyle Chandler appeared to be in good spirits as she did the rounds alongside her co-stars from the upcoming FX series.
Chandler, 29, commanded attention in a sheer black skirt and cropped leather jacket as she posed for photos with Alien: Earth’s leading man Timothy Olyphant.
She seemed more than happy to speak to press at the convention, conducting interviews with MTV, IGN, The Hollywood Reporter and many more.
Olyphant even went out of his way to praise the ingénue, calling her ‘a joy to work with.’
‘A professional, on time, always made interesting choices,’ he gushed to On The Red Carpet.
Chandler did her best to smooth things over following her debacle with Variety magazine last week.
The rising star clashed with the publication over her refusal to film a Q&A game called ‘How Well Do They Know Each Other?’ with co-star Olyphant and showrunner Noah Hawley.
Sydney Chandler put on a brave face amid her Variety cover scandal over the weekend to promote Alien: Earth at San Diego Comic-Con
The 29-year-old put on a professional display alongside her Alien: Earth co-stars during a panel discussion
The game is a Variety staple and has previously been played by Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo, Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, and many other A-listers.
Chandler reportedly refused to play the game, claiming that she was a ‘private person’ and didn’t feel comfortable with it.
While she had her team offer up alternative ideas to Variety, such a breakdown of the Alien: Earth trailer, Variety’s Editor-in-Chief Ramin Setoodeh refused to budge and pulled her from the cover shoot.
However, both sides restarted negotiations and Chandler was once again set to shoot the cover alongside Olyphant and Hawley, only for the actress to pull out on the morning of the booking.
This left Olyphant and Hawley to do the cover without Chandler, who is the lead star in Alien: Earth.
Olyphant and Hawley also filmed the ‘How Well Do They Know Each Other?’ game together, without Chandler.
Chandler made her acting debut with a supporting role in Olivia Wilde’s controversial psychological thriller Don’t Worry Darling back in 2022.
That same year, she landed a coveted role playing rock legend Chrissie Hyde in FX’s musical miniseries Pistol, which was based on the career of the Sex Pistols.
Her co-star Timothy Olyphant went out of his way to praise the ingénue to press outlets, calling her ‘a joy to work with’
After her feud with Variety, Chandler was more than happy to speak to press at Comic-Con, conducting interviews with MTV, IGN, The Hollywood Reporter and many more
Chandler pulled out of a Variety cover shoot last week, leaving Olyphant and showrunner Noah Hawley to do the cover alone without her
Her famous father Kyle has been a Hollywood staple for years thanks to memorable roles in Argo, The Wolf of Wall Street, Netflix’s Bloodline, the Godzilla franchise, and Friday Night Lights, which earned him an Emmy.
The Variety scandal will most likely leave FX unimpressed given how much the network has put into Alien: Earth.
While FX has declined to reveal the exact budget of the series, FX Entertainment president Gina Balian told Variety that it was ‘bigger’ than Shōgun, which cost $250 million.
Alien: Earth is a prequel to the original 1979 film, which famously starred Sigourney Weaver as the iconic character Ripley.
Chandler leads the series as Wendy, an android who has the body of a robot but the consciousness of a human.
Her deep space research vessel crash lands on earth in the year 2120, where Wendy and a ragtag group of tactical soldiers must face ‘mysterious life forms more terrifying than anyone could have ever imagined.’
Alien: Earth premieres August 12 on FX and streams on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+.
