set in 2004, alien vs. predator follows a group of paleontologists, archaeologists and others assembled by billionaire businessman charles bishop weyland for an expedition to bouvet island, a remote norwegian island north of antarctica, after a mysterious heat signal is discovered under the ice cap. weyland and the group discover a pyramid buried beneath the ice cap. however, the structure is an ancient hunting ground where predators stalk and kill aliens for sport. the humans are caught between them and start getting killed by them and must fight to survive and escape the place.