Charlie Sheen Says Tom Cruise’s ‘Born on the Fourth of July’ Casting Was a ‘Betrayal’ by Oliver Stone, but ‘I’m Not Going to Talk S— About’ Cruise: ‘He Should’ve Won the Oscar’

Charlie Sheen recently appeared on “In Depth With Graham Bensinger” and reflected on being dropped from 1989’s “Born on the Fourth of July” so that it could become a Tom Cruise star vehicle. Sheen said he had been in talks with his “Platoon” director Oliver Stone about reuniting on the movie, which tells the true story of Vietnam War veteran Ron Kovic and how he became an anti-war advocate after being paralyzed in battle. Sheen had no idea Stone was changing course until Sheen’s brother, Emilio Estevez, cold-called him one night.

“Emilio, he calls me. He says, ‘Hey, man. You sitting down?’ And I think somebody died, right?” Sheen said (via EW). “I’m like, ‘No, what’s going on?” He says, ‘Cruise is doing “Born on the Fourth.”‘ I love that Emilio thought that I needed to be seated to get news he thought was going to make me faint.