JCB machines transported into the future on Alien Covenant film

A fleet of more than 20 JCB machines are playing a starring role in a Hollywood blockbuster following the biggest product placement project in the company’s history.

Skid steers loaders, Loadall telescopic handlers and JS excavators were supplied to 20 Century Fox for the making of the new Alien Covenant film which hits UK cinema screens on Friday.

The equipment is used in the so-called ‘terraforming bay’, the area which alters the environment to make it capable of supporting terrestrial life.

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They star alongside Michael Fassbender and Katherine Waterston wrapped in stunning gold – the idea of British film director and producer Ridley Scott designed to give them a futuristic look.

JCB employ around 400 staff in Wrexham making .

JCB Worldwide Marketing Director Michael Plummer said: “This is the biggest product placement exercise in JCB’s history and involved more than £1 million worth of machines.

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“Ridley Scott’s idea to wrap the machines in gold delivered a stunning result and is certainly an eye-catching addition to a film which will be seen by millions of people around the world.”

The machines – which appear in the film’s finale – were supplied with the help of JCB dealer Construction Equipment Australia to the movie set in Sydney, Australia.

Six JCB generators were also provided for the film makers to use.

Alien Covenant is set almost 100 years in the future and is the sixth Alien franchise film to be made.