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The "Children of the Sun", originally created by Jonathan Hickman, return in the author's latest series Wolverine: Revenge, prompting fans to speculate about whether he could be slowly teasing something bigger. The Children are the adopted children of Marvel's Superman analogue Hyperion, born and raised in the Savage Land; at the start of Wolverine: Revenge they recruit Wolverine to help them solve a dinosaur problem, in their triumphant return to Marvel continuity. Writer Jonathan Hickman has been known return to his favorite characters, and combined with the reappearance of the "Black Swans" in his previous series G.O.D.S., fans have begun to wonder whether he has something more in store.

Marvels equivalent to Superman, Hyperion, had his most human arc ever when he raised a new species of children, and now those children are set to make an unexpected return in the upcoming Wolverine: Revenge series. The exact role of the...

Most games only get one shot to make an impression, and because René Rother’s Children of the Sun, a stylish hybrid shooter and puzzle game, is built around a single shot, it really makes the most of that chance. The nameless, masked protagonist has only one bullet per level, but she uses it so deftly, telekinetically guiding it through the air, that it’s all she or the game needs. That’s ultimately for the best, since any sort of plot beyond glimpses of the evil cult leader you’re seeking revenge against would unnecessarily jam up the barrel.

That’s not to say that this is a thoughtless game. You can’t just point and shoot, and the first half of every level is spent circling your targets, trying to pick out and tag the yellow-clad cultists among the darkly hued environments, as if you’re playing the...

by Jean-Marc Thérouanne

I first met Prasanna Vithanage in 1997 at the Fribourg International Film Festival. He was presenting “Death on a Full Moon Day”, and it was for me an aesthetic shock. I admired Prasanna Vithanage's subtle analysis of the complexity of feelings and the subtlety of his direction.

Since then, several of his films have been shown at Vesoul International Film festival of Asian Cinema: Walls Within, August Sun, Flowers of the Sky, With you, Without you, Children of the Sun, where he won numerous awards: Cyclo d'or, Jury Prize, x Netpac Prize, …

I couldn't wait to see the world premiere of his latest opus, Paradise, at the 28th Busan International Film Festival in early October 2023.

Check also this interview

Comfortably seated in an armchair at the Busan Cinema Center, I was initially taken aback by the first images, which seemed to come out of a tourist advertising clip.

Sri Lankan auteur Prasanna Vithanage is back at the Busan International Film Festival with thriller “Paradise,” which is in the Jiseok competition.

The film follows Indian couple – streaming content producer Kesav and blogger Amritha – who are on vacation in Sri Lanka during the country’s ongoing economic crisis. They are the victims of a robbery and find themselves in the thick of the agitations.

The economic crisis in Sri Lanka began in 2019 and was exacerbated during the Rajapaksa family’s regime, leading to a state of near-total collapse and bankruptcy by mid-2022. The crisis had a knock-on effect on the film and TV industry as well.

“The thought behind the story was formed by two factors. The people’s uprising against the Rajapaksa family. There was shortages of essentials. People were in the streets demanding gas, electricity, fuel,” Vithanage told Variety. “Same time, after working on a historical film, “Gaadi – Children of the Sun...

Interview‘Paradise’, directed by Sri Lankan filmmaker Prasanna Vithanage, is about a Malayali couple who land in Sri Lanka during the economic crisis. The film has Darshana Rajendran and Roshan Mathew in the lead.Still from 'Paradise'Across a phone call, Prasanna Vithanage’s voice fades mid-sentence. It must be the weather, he says when he is back. As I picture Sri Lanka in the rain, he asks, is it pouring hard in Kerala. It isn’t, but there has been a spell or two, right in the middle of Onam. Ah, Onam, he says fondly of Kerala’s biggest festival. Everything about Kerala appears very dear to this filmmaker in Sri Lanka, who has been coming to the state’s annual film festival (Iffk) year after year since it began in the mid-1990s. It seems apt that after decades of making many noticeable films, Prasanna has now made a...

Continuing their commitment to releasing challenging new arthouse and independent films from India and Southeast Asia, Deaf Crocodile Films and Gratitude Films announce the acquisitions of Gaadi – Children Of The Sun and Boomba Ride following impressive festival runs for both films. The movies are slated for theatrical release this fall followed by digital release through partner Grasshopper Films for Tvod / SVOD.

From Prasanna Vithanage, one of Sri Lanka’s most acclaimed directors, comes Gaadi – Children Of The Sun, a sweeping historical drama of imperial politics, religion, caste, gender, and impossible love. Set in 1814 during the era of repressive British colonial rule in Ceylon (modern Sri Lanka) and the last days of the Kandyan kingdom, Gaadi begins with a collaborationist English agent convincing the local Sinhala Buddhist nobility to attempt to overthrow the rival Tamil king. The subsequent military disaster forces a Sinhala noblewoman, Tikiri to choose between suicide and marriage to a low-caste outcast Vijaya.

Not many films from Sri Lanka reach Western audiences, and thus it is always a pleasure to watch movies from the country. Furthermore, “Children of the Sun” is a significant movie as one of the very few (or even the only one) to speak so bravely about women’s conditions in the country, the various “invisible” tribes of the country, like the Gaadi (the titular Children of the Sun) and the role the British played both in their massacre and their eventual integration in local society (thanks to Bastian Meiresonne for the information).

“Children of the Sun” is screening at

Festival des Cinémas d’Asie de Vesoul

In 1814, a year before the British colonized Sri Lanka, Tikiri’s husband and other Buddhist nobles try to oust the Tamil king, after the instigation of a British agent, who is soon revealed to play a very shady game. The Buddhists are double-crossed...

Not many films from Sri Lanka reach Western audiences, and thus it is always a pleasure to watch movies from the country. Furthermore, “Children of the Sun” is a significant movie as one of the very few (or even the only one) to speak so bravely about women’s condition in the country, the various “invisible” tribes of the country, like the Gaadi (the titular Children of the Sun) and the role the British played both in their massacre and their eventual integration in local society (thanks to Bastian Meiresonne for the information).

“Children of the Sun” is screening at the International Film Festival Rotterdam

In 1814, a year before the British colonized Sri Lanka, Tikiri’s husband and other Buddhist nobles try to oust the Tamil king, after the instigation of a British agent, who is soon revealed to play a very shady game. The Buddhists are double-crossed and get...