Corey Feldman was recently on Tori Spelling's podcast, misSPELLING, and he dished a little bit about being offered a role in Cursed by director Wes Craven. He goes on to talk about how, in hindsight, it seems like a slap in the face, considering the role and scene's intent.
Speaking to fellow Craven dissee Tori Spelling, who was once the butt of a joke in Scream, Feldman revealed that the late legendary horror director approached his management and claimed to have a "brilliant" role for him.
"He's like, 'I'm a huge fan of your work. I want to give you a role that you can really sink your teeth into. You've been far, you know, kind of ignored and underused in this business, and I really want people to recognize you for the talent that you are,'" Feldman said on the misSPELLING podcast. "And he like gave me this whole spiel and I was like, 'Okay, yeah, let's do it.'"
"It's one line, playing myself, in this scene with Shannon Elizabeth where she's like, 'Oh my god, isn't that Corey Feldman? I forgot him,' or something like that, some like really nasty line," Feldman said. "And I'm just like, are you serious? This is what you want me to do?"
Ultimately, he says, he's glad the scene got cut and wasn't used. I'm having a bit of trouble believing that Craven would just dupe Feldman like that. Maybe the passage of time has just made the memory a bit fuzzy. Who knows.
If you're curious, here's the scene in question:
Honestly, it seems pretty innocent. Craven and writer Kevin Williamson have always had a flair for meta commentary.
Source: Entertainment Weekly, misSPELLING