Volkswagen GTI / Disney+ Rivals Fan Casting

Comment “Rivals” on the social post featuring the casting call on the @VolkswagenUK Facebook and Instagram pages.

No more than one comment per person please. Commenting more than once will not increase your chances of progressing through the casting process.

Internet access and a Facebook or Instagram account set to public (or allowing for direct messages from @Volkswagen UK) is required to apply. You must follow @VolkswagenUK on Facebook or Instagram at the time of applying and throughout casting and, if you are successful, filming.

The applicants' social content, including previous interactions with Volkswagen UK and Rivals, will be reviewed by Tribal on behalf of Volkswagen UK and up to ten participants selected for the next round of casting, which will involve a video call. Please note that only content that is visible to Tribal can be considered as part of the shortlisting process, so you may wish to review your privacy settings.

Shortlisted participants will be notified by direct message from @VolkswagenUK on social (so you will need to ensure that your privacy settings allow for direct messages).

Participants will be shortlisted by Tribal based on their knowledge of and enthusiasm for the Volkswagen GTI and Disney's Rivals, as evidenced by their previous, viewable posts on social. The final, successful participant will be selected by Volkswagen UK and/or Tribal based on their knowledge of and enthusiasm for the Volkswagen GTI and Disney's Rivals, their performance and personality on camera and hence their suitability for the role.

We may ask to verify that you are eligible to participate in this casting process. You will need to provide the information we request for this purpose. If you don't provide the information we request or we are not satisfied you are eligible, we may remove you from the process or exclude you from filming.

You must notify us of any access requirements at the shortlisting phase.

Final selected participant must be available for filming to take place from [8am] on 7^th until [17:00] on 8^th October 2026 in Gloucestershire and surrounding areas.  Travel to and from the filming location(s) each day is at the participants' cost. The participant must be able to get themselves to the filming location in or around Gloucestershire in time for the start of filming on 7^th October.  Accommodation will be provided for 1 night on 7^th October 2026. No accommodation will be provided before the first day of filming. The choice of accommodation and board will be at the sole discretion of Volkswagen UK. All meals, drinks, refreshments, transport, parking, insurance and other ancillary, travel and living costs are excluded.

The final selected participant must agree to wardrobe, make-up etc. requested by Volkswagen UK or its agencies and production companies. This may include, at the discretion of Volkswagen UK, Rivals-style hair, makeup and clothes.

Tuesday 8 September 2026 at 10am (UK time)

Sunday 13 September 2026 at 17:30 (UK time)

Shortlisted participants will be contacted by direct message on the social media platform they applied through between 8^th and 13^th September 2026.

Shortlisted participants will receive confirmation that they have been selected within the Notification Dates (set out above). Shortlisted participants must contact Shqip.osmani@omc.com with their contact details and a signed release in the form provided by 2pm on Wednesday 16th September to be further considered to feature in the video. If no response is received within this time then their participation shall be forfeited and a reserve may be selected instead in the discretion of Volkswagen UK (any reserve will have a shorter time to respond to be considered).

Final participants will be selected at Volkswagen UK’s discretion, and being shortlisted or selected as the final, successful participant does not guarantee inclusion in the final video. Volkswagen UK reserves the right not to select a cast member (or a cast member through this process) if a suitable candidate is not found in Volkswagen UK's discretion. Volkswagen UK is under no obligation to screen or make the final video available on any platform and there is no guarantee that the final, successful participant will feature, or feature for any particular length of time, in any video which Volkswagen does choose to publicise or otherwise make available. Volkswagen UK’s decision is final and no correspondence will be entered into.

• Residents of the United Kingdom (but note that filming is in and around Gloucestershire and the successful participant must be able to get themselves to the filming location before the start of filming at 8am on 7th October);
• aged between 25 and 70 years old;
• own a Volkswagen GTI;
• hold a current full UK or EU driving licence (held for a minimum of two (2) years, with no more than eight (8) penalty points) and no conviction on their licence in the last three years which resulted in disqualification;
• agree that Volkswagen UK may feature them, if successful, in the resulting film in any and all media, in perpetuity and anywhere in the world, without compensation;

All applicants shortlisted to participate agree to Volkswagen UK undertaking a “background check” for brand safety using “PeopleCheck” provider.

The Walt Disney Company, Pixar and each of their respective parent, affiliates, and subsidiaries are not responsible for the promotion, administration or execution of the social casting and filming production.

Volkswagen UK reserves the right to disqualify late, misdirected, incomplete, corrupted, lost, illegible or invalid entries and any entries which are not posted, or are not visible to Volkswagen UK and Tribal, on the Volkswagen UK Facebook or Instagram page between the Start Time and the End Time.

Volkswagen UK reserves the right to modify, suspend, cancel or terminate the casting process or extend or resume the application period or disqualify any participant at any time without giving advance notice and will do so if it cannot be guaranteed that the casting can be carried out fairly or correctly for technical, legal or other reasons.

The final film will appear in paid social promotion in November and December 2026, within META, TikTok and YouTube. The final film (together with any associated stills etc.) may be used by Volkswagen UK in any and all other media, anywhere in the world, in perpetuity. The participant agrees to being featured in the promotional film without payment.