"The Thing" (2011) serves as a prequel to the 1982 film of the same name. It follows a team of Norwegian and American scientists who unearth a buried alien spacecraft in Antarctica. After discovering a frozen alien creature, they bring it back to their research station for study. However, when the creature escapes and begins assimilating members of the team, paranoia and fear escalate as they struggle to survive and prevent the alien from reaching civilization. The film explores the events leading up to the initial discovery of the alien spacecraft and provides context for the events depicted in the original film.