New Details on NECA’s Alien 40th Anniversary Collection Latest News January 25, 2020 NECA will be releasing action figures this year to celebrate the 40th Anniversary of Ridley Scott’s 1979 sci-fi masterpiece, ALIEN. Three series of 3 figures each will be produced which will include some previously released NECA Alien favorites (Kane in spacesuit, Ripley), along with some amazing figure debuts, including Brett and Parker. In addition, these special edition figures will feature new printed facial deco and new accessories. This limited edition series will also feature special packaging that calls back to the original Kenner 18″ Alien action figure packaging design.