Aliens of the Deep: Synopsis

Academy Award-winning director James Cameron combines his talents as a
filmmaker with his passion for exploration in all forms in “Aliens of the Deep,” an
Earthship Production presented in IMAX 3-D by Walt Disney Pictures and Walden
Media. Inspired by concepts from the field of astrobiology -- the study of life on other
worlds -- Cameron explores the idea that the bizarre creatures living in the extreme
environments found on the ocean floor might provide a blueprint for what life is like
elsewhere in the universe. The director is joined in the journey by a team of young
marine biologists and NASA researchers who share his interests and excitement as they
consider the correlation between life under water and the life we may one day find in
outer space.

“Aliens of the Deep” presents the dramatic and visually-stunning highlights of a
series of expeditions to deep-ocean hydrothermal vents, where super-heated, mineral-charged
water gives life to some of the strangest animals on earth -- 6-foot tall worms
with blood-red plumes, blind white crabs, and an astonishing biomass of white shrimp, all
competing to find just the right location in the flow of near-boiling water. This adventure
brings the audience face to face with what it might be like to travel far into space and encounter life on other worlds.