The '80s icon was set to play Leonardo DiCaprio's character, but per Johnny Depp's request, he was removed from the project.
In “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” the coming-of-age drama directed by Lasse Hallström, Depp plays a grocery store clerk who ...
Corey Feldman is shedding light on a decades-old Hollywood fallout, claiming Johnny Depp was the reason he lost out on a ...
This is the first time I’ve ever [told] this story, so I’m sure I’m gonna get hung by this one,” the “Goonies” star said ...
Corey Feldman claimed he lost out on a role in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" because of Johnny Depp. The actor was allegedly set to star in Leonardo DiCaprio's role before filming began.
In What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, the coming-of-age drama directed by Lasse Hallström, Depp plays a grocery store clerk who cares for his family, including his disabled younger brother Arnie (DiCaprio).
What's Eating Gilbert Grape, based on a 1991 novel by Peter Hedges, was well received and earned 19-year-old Leonardo his ...
"He was cast after I was," Feldman said of Depp, "and apparently whispered into the producers' ear that he wasn't fond of me.
Corey Feldman is blaming Johnny Depp for pushing him out of a big role in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape (1993).
Feldman, now 53, said he's "still bitter" about how everything went down, claiming Johnny Depp pushed him out. "I was actually cast to play Leonardo DiCaprio's role ... is the first time I ...