Corey Feldman: Johnny Depp Had Him Fired From 'What's Eating Gilbert Grape'
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 can't remember meeting Billy Corgan '10 or 12 times': 'We've only met once'
Feldman was a guest on Corgan's The Magnificent Others With Billy Corgan podcast on Wednesday, and they had an awkward but ...
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Corey Feldman Claims Johnny Depp Told ‘Gilbert Grape’ Producers He Was a ‘Junkie,’ Got Him Pushed Out
Two years after missing out on Gilbert Grape, Feldman found himself vying with DiCaprio for the role of Jack in Titanic.
Corey Feldman Claims Johnny Depp Got Him Fired From ‘What's Eating Gilbert Grape': ‘He Said I Was a Junkie and He Didn't Work With Junkies'
Corey Feldman recently appeared on Billy Corgan’s “Magnificent Others” podcast (via Entertainment Weekly) and claimed that ...
‘Bitter’ Corey Feldman claims Johnny Depp cost him ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’ role by telling producers he was a ‘junkie’
In “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape,” the coming-of-age drama directed by Lasse Hallström, Depp plays a grocery store clerk who ...
Corey Feldman claims Johnny Depp’s ‘junkie’ accusation got him fired from ‘What’s Eating Gilbert Grape’
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 ...
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Corey Feldman claims Johnny Depp forced him out of 'Gilbert Grape' role by telling producers he was a junkie
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.
Corey Feldman Almost Played 'Lord of The Rings' Hero
He was in "The Goonies" with Sean Astin, and he apparently was close to taking Astin's "The Lord of the Rings" job from him.
Corey Feldman personally sought David Gilmour and Roger Waters' blessings for his Floyd-esque album
Feldman went viral for his shredding – which many accused of being 'fake' – an allegation later debunked by Feldman himself, ...
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Corey Feldman Just Revealed The Reason Johnny Depp Allegedly Pushed Him Out Of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," And I'm Honestly Shocked
What's Eating Gilbert Grape, based on a 1991 novel by Peter Hedges, was well received and earned 19-year-old Leonardo his ...
Corey Feldman claims Johnny Depp pushed him out of “What's Eating Gilbert Grape” by telling producers he was a junkie
"He was cast after I was," Feldman said of Depp, "and apparently whispered into the producers' ear that he wasn't fond of me.