The '80s icon was set to play Leonardo DiCaprio's character, but per Johnny Depp's request, he was removed from the project.
What's Eating Gilbert Grape, based on a 1991 novel by Peter Hedges, was well received and earned 19-year-old Leonardo his ...
Two years after missing out on Gilbert Grape, Feldman found himself vying with DiCaprio for the role of Jack in Titanic.
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 was cast after I was," Feldman said of Depp, "and apparently whispered into the producers' ear that he wasn't fond of me.
The 53-year-old Goonies actor appeared on the Wednesday, March 26 episode of The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan podcast ...
Corey Feldman blames Johnny Depp for losing out on ... The star of the classic ’80s films Stand By Me and The Goonies told Corgan, 58, that he nearly acted opposite Depp, 61, in 1993’s Gilbert ...