Grand Prix of Europe (film)

Grand Prix of Europe is a 2025 animated sports comedy film directed by Waldemar Fast, created to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the German theme park Europa-Park and it stars the park's mascots Ed Euromaus and Edda Euromausi. An international co-production between Germany and United Kingdom, the film stars the voices of Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Gemma Arterton, Hayley Atwell, and Lenny Henry.

Grand Prix of Europe
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Waldemar Fast
Written by	Kirstie Falkous Jeffrey Hylton John T. Reynolds Ben Alexander Safier
Produced by	Michael Mack
Starring	Gemma Arterton Thomas Brodie-Sangster Hayley Atwell Lenny Henry Rob Beckett
Edited by	Björn Teubner
Music by	Volker Bertelmann
Production companies	Mack Magic[1] Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany[1]
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures (Germany)[1] Kazoo Films (United Kingdom)[2]
Release dates	24 July 2025 (2025-07-24) (Germany) 22 August 2025 (2025-08-22) (United Kingdom)
Running time	98 minutes[3]
Countries	Germany United Kingdom
Languages	German English
Box office	$1.8 million[4][5]

Produced by Mack Magic and Warner Bros. Film Productions Germany, the film was released on 24 July 2025 in Germany by Warner Bros. Pictures and on 22 August in the United Kingdom by Kazoo Films.

Plot

Voice cast

English cast

• Thomas Brodie-Sangster as Ed, a racing legend and Edda's idol
• Gemma Arterton as Edda, a teenage mouse and daughter of fairgrounds operator Erwin
• Hayley Atwell as Cindy, a fox who is the retired champion and mastermind behind the Grand Prix of Europe
• Lenny Henry as Erwin, the fairgrounds operator
• Rob Beckett as Enzo, a parrot who is the commentator for the Grand Prix of Europe
• Colin McFarlane as Nachtkraab, a crow racer
• David Menkin as Magnus, a bear racer
• Adam El Hagar as Richard, a lion racer

German cast

• Hannes Maurer as Ed
• Maria Koschny as Edda
• Rubina Nath as Cindy
• Hans Bayer as Erwin
• Jan Delay as Enzo
• Tom Vogt as Nachtkraab
• Leonhard Mahlich as Magnus
• Kevin Kraus as Richard

Production

The film was announced in July 2024 as the film will coincide with the 50th anniversary of the German theme park Europa-Park and its mascots Edda and Ed Euromous, in 2025.^[6] Waldemar Fast will be directing the film from a script by Kirstie Falkous, Jeffrey Hylton and John T. Reynolds.^[7] Producer Michael Mack stated that the film will be "the first in a family-friendly franchise".^[7]

Release

Theatrical

Viva Pictures will distribute the film in the United States and Canada, under their Viva Kids label.^[8] The film was released in the United Kingdom on August 22 by Kazoo Films.^[9] In the United States, it is slated for release on November 7,^[10] after being previously scheduled to be released on August 29,^[11] and August 22.^[12]

Video game

Serving as a tie-in to the film, Ed & Edda: Grand Prix – Racing Champions was released on Microsoft Windows, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X/S.^[13] The game was released alongside the film's release date in Germany, which is July 24, 2025.^[14]

Attraction

At the start of the 2025 theme park season Europa Park, prior to the film's summer 2025 release, opened the tie in interactive attraction called Grand Prix EDventure.^[15]