Descriptionuses a device to heat and melt a hole in Antarctic ice, a satellite detects the heat bloom and comes to the notice of wealthy and ambitious Charles Bishop Weyland (Lance Henriksen). He funds an expedition by assembling a team of experts — that includes archaeologists, linguists, mercenaries, and a mountaineering guide — led by a tough guide in Alexa Woods (Sanaa Lathan), and tasks them to investigate the Bouvetøya Island in Antarctica.