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

So, as you can imagine, there was a bit of a thorn in the side on that one,” Feldman told Corgan. Feldman said he was “bitter” over allegedly losing the Gilbert Grape rol ...

Corey Feldman at Steven Tyler’s Jam for ... Leonardo DiCaprio and Johnny Depp at a “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape” screening in December 1993. Ron Galella Collection via Getty Images ...

"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 ...

Additionally, he frequently runs away, which causes Gilbert and his family problems ... However, it was purportedly intended for Corey Feldman. Speaking about the same, Billy Corgan invited ...

Corey Feldman revealed he was almost cast in "What's Eating Gilbert Grape," but lost out on the role to Leonardo DiCaprio. Feldman, now 53, said he's "still bitter" about how everything went down ...

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 ...

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 says that Johnny Depp cost him a role in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. On the most recent episode of Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast ...