Washington DC, Nov. 9 -- Actor Charlie Sheen has shared his feelings of "betrayal" after Tom Cruise was cast as Sergeant Ron Kovic in Oliver Stone's 1989 Vietnam War drama Born on the Fourth of July, a role Sheen believed was his, reported People.

Speaking on the In Depth with Graham Bensinger podcast, Sheen, 60, recounted how his brother Emilio Estevez broke the news to him. At the time, Sheen had gained recognition with blockbuster films, including Platoon (1986) and Wall Street (1987), both of which were also directed by Stone.

"Emilio, he calls me. He says, 'Hey, man. You sitting down?' And I think somebody died, right? ... He says, 'Cruise is doing *Born on the Fourth,'" Sheen recalled, reported People.

Sheen acknowledged that whi...