The '80s icon was set to play Leonardo DiCaprio's character, but per Johnny Depp's request, he was removed from the project.

It's probably for the best he didn't get the part, as it's hard to imagine anyone other than Sean Astin in the role.

"He said I was a junkie and that he didn't work with junkies," Feldman said Depp told producers on the film, later adding, "Who knows what would have happened?" By Lexi Carson Corey Feldman is ...

Appearing on Billy Corgan's "The Magnificent Others" podcast, Corey Feldman said he auditioned for the role of Samwise Gamgee in Peter Jackson's trilogy and heard he was "close" to getting the part.

Corey Feldman is reflecting on his career and one missed opportunity that still stings. On a recent episode of The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan podcast, Feldman told the host he was ...

Corey Feldman recently appeared on Billy Corgan’s “Magnificent Others” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) and claimed that Johnny Depp got him fired off “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape ...

Corey Feldman has claimed Johnny Depp got him fired for 1993 film 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape' after calling him "a junkie" ...

Actor Johnny Depp. Picture: Niccolo Guasti/Getty Images Corey Feldman claims Depp iced him out of a major role. As a young actor, Feldman dealt with alcohol and drug abuse. He previously said his ...

While appearing on Wednesday’s episode of Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast, Feldman, alleged that he was initially cast as Arnie Grape – a mentally disabled teen from a small ...