Lord of the rings is one of the best known and most loved ones film trilogy of all time. The brand became one of the most important worlds in the media area. Although Tolkien sold his rights, he never wanted Disney to get them because he hated the group in this way.
Lord of the Rings is one of the most important works of classic fantasy, which still has a great influence on the representation of many fictional works. The first film adaptation appeared in 1978 in the form of a cartoon.
The great cinematic success then came with Peter Jackson’s trilogy. So far there have been 9 films for the Universum of Tolkien. It seems surprising that Disney has never used the template. This is also because Tolkien hated Disney.
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Tolkien found Walt Disney hopelessly corrupt
What did Tolkien say about Disney? Tolkien was not a big fan of Walt Disney, he even hated it, as you can read in a letter from 1964 (via Tolkiengateway.net). Then he wrote a fan:
I recognize his talent, but he always seemed hopelessly corrupted. Although there are admirable or charming passages in most “films” that come from his studios, they all have a repulsive effect on me. I got nausea from some.
Tolkien about Walt Disney
Snow White and the 7 dwarfs from 1937 have a large part in his hatred of Disney.
In JRR Tolkien Companion and Guide (via Atlasobscura.com) it is described that Tolkien and his colleague CS Lewis saw the film and despised the presentation of the dwarfs. Unlike the dwarfs in Lord of the Rings, the dwarfs in Schneewittchen, according to Lewis, are whispered, drunk, less strange faces.
The first book by Tolkien, the hobbit, appeared in the same year as Schneewittchen. When it came to the sale of his rights to produce films, Tolkien also wrote a clear announcement based on Disney in a letter:
It might be advisable […]to let the Americans do what seems good to them – as long as it is possible […]against everything that comes from the Disney studios or is influenced by them to insert a veto (for all of them I feel a deep disgust)
Tolkien about the adaptation rights to his works (via Tolkiengateway.net)
The rights of the Middle-Earth Enterprises are currently at the huge gaming group Embracer. You will still have to see whether this is really better than Disney. The Embracer Group is considered controversial in the gaming cosmos after buying many studios later: Group speculates, has to dismiss 1,400 employees and who is to blame? The war and covid