However , the project languished due to Walt 's concern that Reynard was an unsuitable choice for a hero .
Around the time of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937 , Walt Disney became interested in adapting the twelfth - century legend of Reynard the Fox .
The project languished due to Walt 's concern that Reynard was an unsuitable choice for a hero .
Around the time of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs in 1937 , Walt Disney became interested in adapting the twelfth - century legend of Reynard the Fox .