Corey Feldman and Johnny Depp
Corey Feldman has claimed that Johnny Depp is the reason he lost out on a role in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.
While appearing on Wednesday’s episode of Billy Corgan’s The Magnificent Others podcast, Feldman, alleged that he was initially cast as Arnie Grape – a mentally disabled teen from a small Midwestern town – in the 1993 drama, after whcih Depp was hired to play the character’s older brother, Gilbert Grape.
“I never saw the film because I’m still bitter,” Feldman recalled.