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[[File:disney_logo.png|right]]'''The Walt Disney Company''', also known simply as '''Disney''', is an American media and entertainment conglomerate, founded in 1923 by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney. | [[File:disney_logo.png|right]] | ||
'''The Walt Disney Company''', also known simply as '''Disney''', is an American media and entertainment conglomerate, founded in 1923 by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney. | |||
== J.R.R. Tolkien about Disney == | == J.R.R. Tolkien about Disney == | ||
Throughout his life, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] had a deep concern and strong opinions about adaptations of his [[legendarium]]. For Tolkien, the products of the Disney company were an especially prominent example of bad style. | Throughout his life, [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] had a deep concern and strong opinions about adaptations of his [[legendarium]]. For Tolkien, the products of the Disney company were an especially prominent example of bad style. | ||
In 1946, he rejected suggestions for illustrations by [[Horus Engels]] for the German edition of the ''Hobbit'' as ''"too Disnified"'', | In 1946, he rejected suggestions for illustrations by [[Horus Engels]] for the German edition of the ''Hobbit'' as ''"too Disnified"'', | ||
{{ | {{blockquote|Bilbo with a dribbling nose, and Gandalf as a figure of vulgar fun rather than the Odinic wanderer that I think of.|[[Letter 107]]}} | ||
Moreover, when certain producers became interested in movie adaptations of Tolkien's works, (he had sold the film, stage and merchandise rights of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' to United Artists in 1968), he forbade Disney should ever be involved: | Moreover, when certain producers became interested in movie adaptations of Tolkien's works, (he had sold the film, stage and merchandise rights of ''[[The Hobbit]]'' and ''[[The Lord of the Rings]]'' to United Artists in 1968), he forbade Disney should ever be involved: | ||
{{ | {{blockquote|It might be advisable [...] to let the Americans do what seems good to them — as long as it was possible [...] to veto anything from or influenced by the Disney studios (for all whose works I have a heartfelt loathing).|[[Letter 13]]}} | ||
In [[Letter to Jane Dixon|another letter]], Tolkien writes in 1965 that neither he nor his publishers ([[Allen and Unwin|George Allen and Unwin]]) intend to give Walt Disney permission to make a film of his books.<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 648</ref> | In [[Letter to Jane Dixon|another letter]], Tolkien writes in 1965 that neither he nor his publishers ([[Allen and Unwin|George Allen and Unwin]]) intend to give Walt Disney permission to make a film of his books.<ref>{{CG|C}}, p. 648</ref> | ||
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A remarkable critique of Walt Disney was given by Tolkien in a 1964 letter to a fan: | A remarkable critique of Walt Disney was given by Tolkien in a 1964 letter to a fan: | ||
{{ | {{blockquote|I recognize [Walt Disney's] talent, but it has always seemed to me hopelessly corrupted. Though in most of the 'pictures' proceeding from his studios there are admirable or charming passages, the effect of all of them to me is disgusting. Some have given me nausea|[[Letter to Miss J.L. Curry|Letter to Miss J.L. Curry, of 15 July 1964]]}} | ||
== Tolkien-related Disney products == | == Tolkien-related Disney products == | ||
[[File:The Hobbit Disney.jpg|right|thumb|Cover of the ''The Hobbit Read-Along'']] | |||
[[File:The Hobbit Disney.jpg|right|thumb]] | |||
Nevertheless, Disney's Disneyland and Buena Vista record labels were to release six audio products based on the [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|Rankin/Bass ''The Hobbit'']] and two based on [[The Return of the King (1980 film)|Rankin/Bass ''The Return of the King'']] in the 1970s and 1980s. | Nevertheless, Disney's Disneyland and Buena Vista record labels were to release six audio products based on the [[The Hobbit (1977 film)|Rankin/Bass ''The Hobbit'']] and two based on [[The Return of the King (1980 film)|Rankin/Bass ''The Return of the King'']] in the 1970s and 1980s. | ||
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*[[1977]]: ''[[The Hobbit (Disneyland Storyteller)]]'' | *[[1977]]: ''[[The Hobbit (Disneyland Storyteller)]]'' | ||
*[[1980]]: ''[[The Return of the King: A Story of the Hobbits]]'' | *[[1980]]: ''[[The Return of the King: A Story of the Hobbits]]'' | ||
Moreover, Disney has released through Fox Searchlight Pictures the biographical film ''[[Tolkien (film)|Tolkien]]'' ([[2019]]), which covers the early years of [[J.R.R. Tolkien]] until the [[World War I]]. | |||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
*[http://2719hyperion.blogspot.com/2009/02/myth-of-walt-disneys-lord-of-rings.html The Myth Of Walt Disney's ''The Lord of the Rings''] | *[http://2719hyperion.blogspot.com/2009/02/myth-of-walt-disneys-lord-of-rings.html The Myth Of Walt Disney's ''The Lord of the Rings''] | ||
Revision as of 17:52, 20 July 2020
The Walt Disney Company, also known simply as Disney, is an American media and entertainment conglomerate, founded in 1923 by brothers Walt Disney and Roy Disney.
J.R.R. Tolkien about Disney
Throughout his life, J.R.R. Tolkien had a deep concern and strong opinions about adaptations of his legendarium. For Tolkien, the products of the Disney company were an especially prominent example of bad style.
In 1946, he rejected suggestions for illustrations by Horus Engels for the German edition of the Hobbit as "too Disnified",
Bilbo with a dribbling nose, and Gandalf as a figure of vulgar fun rather than the Odinic wanderer that I think of.
—Letter 107
Moreover, when certain producers became interested in movie adaptations of Tolkien's works, (he had sold the film, stage and merchandise rights of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings to United Artists in 1968), he forbade Disney should ever be involved:
It might be advisable [...] to let the Americans do what seems good to them — as long as it was possible [...] to veto anything from or influenced by the Disney studios (for all whose works I have a heartfelt loathing).
—Letter 13
In another letter, Tolkien writes in 1965 that neither he nor his publishers (George Allen and Unwin) intend to give Walt Disney permission to make a film of his books.[1]
A remarkable critique of Walt Disney was given by Tolkien in a 1964 letter to a fan:
I recognize [Walt Disney's] talent, but it has always seemed to me hopelessly corrupted. Though in most of the 'pictures' proceeding from his studios there are admirable or charming passages, the effect of all of them to me is disgusting. Some have given me nausea
—Letter to Miss J.L. Curry, of 15 July 1964
Nevertheless, Disney's Disneyland and Buena Vista record labels were to release six audio products based on the Rankin/Bass The Hobbit and two based on Rankin/Bass The Return of the King in the 1970s and 1980s.
- 1977: The Hobbit: The Complete Original Soundtrack
- 1977: The Hobbit (Disneyland Read-Along)
- 1977: The Hobbit (Disneyland Storyteller)
- 1980: The Return of the King: A Story of the Hobbits
Moreover, Disney has released through Fox Searchlight Pictures the biographical film Tolkien (2019), which covers the early years of J.R.R. Tolkien until the World War I.
External links
References
- ↑ Christina Scull and Wayne G. Hammond (2006), The J.R.R. Tolkien Companion and Guide: I. Chronology, p. 648
