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 says that Johnny Depp cost him a role in What’s Eating Gilbert Grape. On the most recent episode of Smashing Pumpkins frontman Billy Corgan ’s The Magnificent Others podcast, the ...

Corey Feldman claimed he had Leonardo DiCaprio's job on "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" first.

Corey Feldman claimed Johnny Depp got him fired from "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" by telling producers the "Goonies" star was a "junkie." ...

Corey Feldman claimed on Billy Corgan's podcast that Johnny Depp pushed him out of "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" by telling producers he was a "junkie." ...

-- After "What's Eating Gilbert Grape" actress Darlene Cates died at the age of 69 over the weekend, Leonardo DiCaprio took to Facebook to remember "the best acting mom I ever had." The Associated ...

Corey Feldman reveals he was originally cast opposite Johnny Depp in What's Eating Gilbert Grape' but Depp influenced him being fired.

What's eating Corey Feldman? In a new podcast interview, the actor and '80s heartthrob said he's still "bitter" about missing out on a role in What's Eating Gilbert Grape, which he blames on ...