Corey Feldman Reveals The Iconic Movie Role He Almost Got

Actor Corey Feldman has revealed that he was almost cast in an iconic role in a Johnny Depp movie.

He made the comments on “The Magnificent Others With Billy Corgan” podcast.

Feldman said it was the first time he was telling the story. The role in question was Arnie Grape, which ultimately went to actor Leonardo DiCaprio, who received an Academy Award for it. The movie was the Depp vehicle, “What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.” Feldman indicated on the podcast that the role could have changed his career, but he also said he moved on from the disappointment.

Billy Corgan Praised Corey Feldman on the Podcast, Calling Him ‘Charming’

GettyCorey Feldman.

The pair were a mutual admiration society during the podcast. On the podcast, Corgan praised Feldman, saying that he’s always found him to be “charming.”

When people come at Feldman, Corgan said he thinks, “That’s not the guy I know.” Feldman said he appreciated the comments. Corgan said he hoped to present the real Feldman to viewers through the podcasst.

“My interactions with you have been positive as well. I never thought anything negative,” Feldman said, referring to Corgan as very creative.

Corey Feldman Says Johnny Depp Didn’t Want Him on the Movie

GettyUS actor Corey Feldman.

On the podcast, Feldman indicated that Depp was the person who got him off the film. “Johnny Depp … was cast after I was and apparently whispered into the producers’ ear that he wasn’t fond of me,” he said.

He said that “honesty” was “ballsy and risky, but I have no choice.”

Feldman said he was sober but that Depp believed he was still using drugs. He also said on the podcast that he never ended up seeing the movie.

“Had I not been pushed out and done that role, who knows what would have happened from that point forward. That gave Leonardo his first nomination,” Feldman said. “There was a bitter tea there, but you don’t hang on those, you get past them.”

He said he was also up for “Titanic” a couple years later, but he said he wasn’t “that close.” He said he was also up for a role in “The Lord of the Rings.”

Feldman said when he decided to get sober in 1989 and 1990, he made a “solemn oath” to himself to “literally create a constitution which is that I am going to be continually honest in all of my dealings. I have to be.”

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