Apparently, the former child star was also supposed to be in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, which would've helped keep that momentum going, but he missed out on the role thanks to Johnny Depp.

Corey Feldman claims Johnny Depp pushed him out of What's Eating Gilbert Grape by telling producers he was a junkie Gilbert Grape at 20: When Johnny met Leo ...

The actor has revealed that he was supposed to have starred in the drama What's Eating Gilbert Grape, but Johnny Depp refused to work with him. As a consequence, Feldman was replaced by newcomer ...