Tolkien Hated Disney

This man felt a "heartfelt loathing" for all Disney productions

Ever wonder why Disney never made a Hobbit movie? It seems right up their alley, with all the orphans and magic and fantastic narratives.

Turns out Tolkien hated Disney. Not just hated, but felt a loathing for everything they produced. And that was during the Golden Age of Disney in the late thirties, early forties.

Here's the quote from Tolkien's letters. The letter was referring to the American publication of The Hobbit and discussed Tolkien's thoughts on what kind of illustration's belonged in the book.

It might be advisable, rather than lose the American interest, to let the Americans do what seems good to them – as long as it was possible (I should like to add) to veto anything from or influenced by the Disney studios (for all whose works I have a heartfelt loathing).