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 is reflecting on his career and one missed opportunity that still stings. On a recent episode of The Magnificent Others with Billy Corgan podcast, Feldman told the host he was originally cast opposite Johnny Depp in the 1993 film What’s Eating Gilbert Grape.

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