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

"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?" ...

This has been eating Corey Feldman up for a long ... he was originally set to star alongside Johnny Depp in 1993’s “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” — but Depp, 61, allegedly sabotaged ...

alleged that he was initially cast as Arnie Grape, a mentally disabled teen from a small Midwestern town, in the 1993 drama before Depp was hired to play the character’s older brother, Gilbert Grape. ...

Corey Feldman blames Johnny Depp for losing out on a big role in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. Feldman, 53, addressed his bitterness in the Wednesday, March 26, episode of Billy Corgan’s “The ...

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 ...

Johnny Depp is in Corey Feldman’s black book. The “Goonies” star claimed in a new interview that the Oscar nominee got him fired from “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.” An admittedly ...

Corey Feldman was one of the most prominent child actors in the '80's, who described the one role he was fired from that ...

Corey Feldman may have missed out on a career-changing movie role—and he’s placing the blame on Johnny Depp. The 53-year-old actor spoke about the incident in a March 26 episode of The ...