{"id":2218384,"date":"2026-01-01T01:20:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-01T01:20:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2218384"},"modified":"2026-01-01T01:20:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-01T01:20:09","slug":"corey-feldman-says-he-got-punked-by-famous-director-who-promised-him-brilliant-role-that-turned-out-to-be-humiliating","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/corey-feldman-says-he-got-punked-by-famous-director-who-promised-him-brilliant-role-that-turned-out-to-be-humiliating\/","title":{"rendered":"Corey Feldman says he got &#8216;punked&#8217; by famous director who promised him &#8216;brilliant role&#8217; that turned out to be &#8216;humiliating&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div data-article-body=\"true\">\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/corey-feldman\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Corey Feldman;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Corey Feldman<\/a> thought he was going to join horror royalty when Wes Craven called him up for a role in 2005&#8217;s <em>Cursed.<\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Unfortunately, the former child star later realized he was being &#8220;punked.&#8221; Speaking to fellow Craven dissee <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/person\/tori-spelling\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Tori Spelling;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Tori Spelling<\/a>, who was once the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/tori-spelling-auditioned-for-scream-despite-diss-toward-her-in-script-11790181\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:butt of a joke;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">butt of a joke<\/a> in <em>Scream, <\/em>Feldman revealed that the late legendary horror director approached his management and claimed to have a &#8220;brilliant&#8221; role for him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;He&#8217;s like, &#8216;I&#8217;m a huge fan of your work. I want to give you a role that you can really sink your teeth into. You&#8217;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,'&#8221; Feldman said on the <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/1119-misspelling-162764205\/episode\/mr-corey-feldman-do-feed-after-309382498\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:misSPELLING;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>misSPELLING<\/em><\/a> podcast. &#8220;And he like gave me this whole spiel and I was like, &#8216;Okay, yeah, let&#8217;s do it.'&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Jason LaVeris\/FilmMagic<\/p>\n<p> Wes Craven attends the premiere of &#8220;To The Wonder&#8221; at Pacific Design Center on April 9, 2013<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">But when the <em>Stand By Me<\/em> star got the script for <em>Cursed<\/em>, he found that he had been duped. He wasn&#8217;t so much offered a role as he was given an insulting cameo as himself.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;It&#8217;s one line, playing myself, in this scene with Shannon Elizabeth where she&#8217;s like, &#8216;Oh my god, isn&#8217;t that Corey Feldman? I forgot him,&#8217; or something like that, some like really nasty line,&#8221; Feldman said. &#8220;And I&#8217;m just like, are you serious? This is what you want me to do?&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">While the <em>Goonies<\/em> actor was hesitant to take the &#8220;humiliating&#8221; job, he said Craven and company kept offering him more money. After rejecting the role four times, Feldman said they offered &#8220;so much money that I couldn&#8217;t refuse.&#8221;<\/p>\n<figure class=\"relative mb-4\">\n<div class=\"relative\"><img alt=\"Miramax\/YouTube Jesse Eisenberg plays a teen werewolf in 'Cursed' (2005)\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"960\" height=\"640\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" class=\"rounded-lg\" style=\"color:transparent\" src=\"https:\/\/s.yimg.com\/ny\/api\/res\/1.2\/Ov_ojA5wT6cqw_RyJB3YWA--\/YXBwaWQ9aGlnaGxhbmRlcjt3PTk2MDtoPTY0MDtjZj13ZWJw\/https:\/\/media.zenfs.com\/en\/entertainment_weekly_785\/5b041c796dd4b9104507ece153e03a5a\"\/><button aria-label=\"View larger image\" class=\"group absolute bottom-3 right-3 size-10 md:size-[50px] lg:inset-0 lg:size-full lg:bg-transparent\" data-ylk=\"elm:expand;itc:1;sec:image-lightbox;slk:lightbox-open;\"><span class=\"absolute bottom-0 right-0 rounded-full bg-white p-3 opacity-100 shadow-elevation-3 transition-opacity duration-300 group-hover:block group-hover:opacity-100 md:p-[17px] lg:bottom-6 lg:right-6 lg:bg-white\/90 lg:p-5 lg:opacity-0 lg:shadow-none\"><svg viewbox=\"0 0 22 22\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"size-4 lg:size-6\" width=\"22\" height=\"22\"><path d=\"M12.372.92c0-.506.41-.916.915-.916L21 0l-.004 7.712a.917.917 0 0 1-1.832 0V3.183l-6.827 6.828-1.349-1.348 6.828-6.828h-4.529a.915.915 0 0 1-.915-.915M1.835 17.816l6.828-6.828 1.349 1.349-6.829 6.827h4.529a.915.915 0 0 1 0 1.831L0 21l.004-7.713a.916.916 0 0 1 1.831 0z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/button><dialog aria-label=\"Modal Dialog\" aria-modal=\"true\" class=\"fixed inset-0 z-4 size-full max-h-none max-w-none bg-white hidden\"\/><\/div><figcaption class=\"relative text-sm mt-1 pr-2.5\">\n<div style=\"max-height:none;overflow:visible\">\n<p>Miramax\/YouTube<\/p>\n<p> Jesse Eisenberg plays a teen werewolf in &#8216;Cursed&#8217; (2005)<\/p><\/div>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><strong><em>Get your daily dose of entertainment news, celebrity updates, and what to watch with our\u00a0<a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/ew-dispatch-newsletter-11812417\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:EW Dispatch newsletter;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">EW Dispatch newsletter<\/a>.\u00a0<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\"><em>Cursed <\/em>faced a number of production issues, with Craven <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/comic-con\/2007\/02\/26\/wes_cravens_eye\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:telling;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">telling <\/a><em><a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/comic-con\/2007\/02\/26\/wes_cravens_eye\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a> <\/em>in 2007 that it &#8220;was really not very pleasant&#8221; to work on. One man&#8217;s curse is another man&#8217;s blessing in Feldman&#8217;s case, as his cameo was cut from the final edit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">&#8220;I was very grateful for my part getting cut because it was like, yes, I got the pay day, didn&#8217;t get the humiliation,&#8221; he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Check out the full episode of <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.iheart.com\/podcast\/1119-misspelling-162764205\/episode\/mr-corey-feldman-do-feed-after-309382498\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:misSPELLING;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \"><em>misSPELLING<\/em><\/a> with Corey Feldman below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-4 text-lg md:leading-8 break-words\">Read the original article on <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/ew.com\/corey-feldman-punked-by-director-wes-craven-11873658\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" data-ylk=\"slk:Entertainment Weekly;elm:context_link;itc:0;sec:content-canvas\" class=\"link \">Entertainment Weekly<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.yahoo.com \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Corey Feldman thought he was going to join horror royalty when Wes Craven called him up for a role in 2005&#8217;s Cursed. 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