
Old favourites get a new look in 2010 with a raft of blockbuster releases featuring tried and tested characters. These include a 3D interpretation of Alice in Wonderland from director Tim Burton and a new take on the Robin Hood legend starring Russell Crowe.
Actor Michael Douglas will reprise his Oscar-winning performance as corporate raider Gordon Gekko in a belated sequel to 1987 thriller Wall Street.
And the stars of a big-screen version of 1980s TV show The A-Team will be hoping audiences still love it when a plan comes together.
Following the enormous success of New Moon, a third instalment in the Twilight franchise is sure to have box-office tills ringing when it arrives in July.
The Twilight Saga: Eclipse will be followed towards the end of 2010 by the penultimate Harry Potter adventure and a third Narnia film, The Voyage of the Dawn Treader.
The 3D boom looks certain to continue with a third Toy Story, a fourth Shrek and a seventh Saw all making use of the format.
Iron Man 2, meanwhile, will see Robert Downey Jr's comic book hero face a formidable new foe, played by Wrestler star Mickey Rourke.
Follow-ups to Meet the Fockers, Cats & Dogs and The Bad Lieutenant will be hoping to cash in on residual affection for their predecessors.
Disney, meanwhile, will be counting on gamers coming out in numbers to see its adaptation of popular computer game Prince of Persia.
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