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

Corey Feldman has claimed that Johnny Depp is the reason he lost out on a role in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.

The 53-year-old actor admitted he is still too "bitter" to watch the 1993 movie after he was initially cast as Arnie, the disabled younger brother of Johnny's titular character, only to be dropped ...

Corey Feldman has revealed that he is still “bitter” about losing a role in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape, and he blames Johnny Depp. In a recent interview on Billy Corgan’s Magnificent Others podcast, ...

Corey Feldman recently appeared on Billy Corgan’s “Magnificent Others” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) and claimed that ...

But of all the near-misses Feldman discussed on the podcast, the one that stung the most was the role of Arnie in the 1993 ...

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

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).

Corey Feldman says he was cast in the role that Leonardo DiCaprio played in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, but was fired thanks ...

What's Eating Gilbert Grape, based on a 1991 novel by Peter Hedges, was well received and earned 19-year-old Leonardo his ...

Simon Cowell has only shared one glimpse of the Cotswolds home he shares with Lauren Silverman and their son, Eric, but his ...