Second time around

Sequels drive Hollywood with their proven - and sometimes unproven - formulas for success, Agence France-Presse reports in Los Angeles.

If that film looks familiar, there's a reason: Hollywood is relying more than ever on the cash cow that is the safe-bet sequel.

From X-Men to Transformers to Planet of the Apes, this season's blockbusters increasingly are sequels - and sequels of sequels - to escape ever more unwelcome financial risks.