Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 hours ago
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#basementtalk #sunnysuljic #mid90s #godofwar
Sunny Suljic pulls up to Basement Talk for a wide-open convo on LA’s culture shift, the money in skateboarding, how The Killing of a Sacred Deer led to Mid90s, starting God of War at eight, the wild “broken-leg pilot” story, going all-in on music, and launching his own production company. Tour on deck, scripts in motion—let’s cook.
00:00 – Intro
00:23 – Sunny Suljic joins Basement Talk
00:49 – LA then vs. now (Fairfax/Supreme era → post-COVID)
02:19 – Born in Atlanta → Moved to LA for acting & skating
04:17 – Starting skating at age 4–5
06:38 – “Is skateboarding dying?” + money talk & SLS/Dana White
10:20 – Next-gen skaters are INSANE
12:10 – GTA V vs. real-life LA 😂
13:39 – First LA grind & early auditions
14:44 – Booking Criminal Minds ✔️
16:35 – The BROKEN LEG pilot story 🤯
22:18 – Selecting roles after Mid90s
23:46 – How Sacred Deer helped him land Mid90s
26:12 – Landing roles through friends & networking
26:46 – Acting + skating combined for Mid90s
27:59 – God of War at 8 years old (legend begins)
30:05 – School on set + child actor grind
31:47 – Spielberg callback & audition realities
34:44 – Handling rejection & stage fright
36:08 – Dream roles (Joker era?)
38:19 – Movies, theaters & box office talk
40:00 – “True age” casting vs. reality
41:20 – What makes a GREAT director
42:37 – Music start on FL Studio & viral SoundCloud song
47:13 – YouTube beats & keeping music organic
48:53 – Collabs & creative vision
49:13 – Skate mentality = success formula
50:56 – Meeting Baby Keem & expectations vs reality
52:16 – Fashion, New York & RTA moment
54:17 – Skating vs Moto debate
58:44 – The future of skating (Wyatt Hammond mention)
1:01:23 – GTA content idea + Tour announcement 🚐🎤
1:01:46 – Tour cities (US + Canada)
1:03:07 – Studio collab talk
1:04:06 – New production company “Intrusive Thoughts” 🎬
1:04:26 – Outro & subscribe ❤️
FOLLOW SUNNY: instagram.com/sunnysuljic
FOLLOW US:
Coby: instagram.com/cobyisaoglu
Kyler: instagram.com/kylerisaoglu
Zack: instagram.com/zacharygilligan
PODCAST ON Spotify: open.spotify.com/show/78CFLd7Imi0fyRRSKRkm0j
PODCAST ON Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/basement-talk/id1719375700
WEBSITE: basementtalk.com
INSTAGRAM: instagram.com/basementtalk
TIKTOK: tiktok.com/@thebasementtalk
#basementtalk #sunnysuljic #mid90s #godofwar
Sunny Suljic pulls up to Basement Talk for a wide-open convo on LA’s culture shift, the money in skateboarding, how The Killing of a Sacred Deer led to Mid90s, starting God of War at eight, the wild “broken-leg pilot” story, going all-in on music, and launching his own production company. Tour on deck, scripts in motion—let’s cook.
00:00 – Intro
00:23 – Sunny Suljic joins Basement Talk
00:49 – LA then vs. now (Fairfax/Supreme era → post-COVID)
02:19 – Born in Atlanta → Moved to LA for acting & skating
04:17 – Starting skating at age 4–5
06:38 – “Is skateboarding dying?” + money talk & SLS/Dana White
10:20 – Next-gen skaters are INSANE
12:10 – GTA V vs. real-life LA 😂
13:39 – First LA grind & early auditions
14:44 – Booking Criminal Minds ✔️
16:35 – The BROKEN LEG pilot story 🤯
22:18 – Selecting roles after Mid90s
23:46 – How Sacred Deer helped him land Mid90s
26:12 – Landing roles through friends & networking
26:46 – Acting + skating combined for Mid90s
27:59 – God of War at 8 years old (legend begins)
30:05 – School on set + child actor grind
31:47 – Spielberg callback & audition realities
34:44 – Handling rejection & stage fright
36:08 – Dream roles (Joker era?)
38:19 – Movies, theaters & box office talk
40:00 – “True age” casting vs. reality
41:20 – What makes a GREAT director
42:37 – Music start on FL Studio & viral SoundCloud song
47:13 – YouTube beats & keeping music organic
48:53 – Collabs & creative vision
49:13 – Skate mentality = success formula
50:56 – Meeting Baby Keem & expectations vs reality
52:16 – Fashion, New York & RTA moment
54:17 – Skating vs Moto debate
58:44 – The future of skating (Wyatt Hammond mention)
1:01:23 – GTA content idea + Tour announcement 🚐🎤
1:01:46 – Tour cities (US + Canada)
1:03:07 – Studio collab talk
1:04:06 – New production company “Intrusive Thoughts” 🎬
1:04:26 – Outro & subscribe ❤️
