It’s one thing to be hired to portray a new lifeform. It’s quite another to play it. “In my head, I think I’ve created the rules: ‘This is who I am,’” says actress Sydney Chandler. “And then you get ...

Consider blockbuster movies about aliens. These big-budget cinematic spectacles grip audiences both visually and through themes of aliens, which we have come to love. But how can this be translated ...