# Alan Ritchson’s ‘The Terminator’ Meets ‘Elf’ Holiday Heist Movie Is Officially Here With Wild First Trailer

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/alan-ritchsons-the-terminator-meets-elf-holiday-heist-movie-is-officially-here-with-wild-first-trailer/
- Published: 2026-09-30T16:08:52+00:00
- Updated: 2026-09-30T22:24:54+00:00
- Original publisher: Collider
- Original article: https://collider.com/the-man-with-the-bag-trailer/
- Topics: Culture, Entertainment, Film, Geopolitics, Politics, Travel

## Key points

- Schwarzenegger plays Santa in a holiday heist comedy.
- Alan Ritchson’s thief helps recover Santa’s stolen red bag.
- The film premieres on Prime Video on 2 December 2026.

## Summary

Prime Video has released the first teaser trailer and poster for *The Man with the Bag*, a Christmas action-comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Santa Claus and Alan Ritchson as Vance, a thief recruited to help save Christmas. The film centres on Santa’s iconic red bag being stolen by a rogue elf, putting Christmas at risk and prompting a heist to recover it.

The crew includes criminally skilled misfits, with help from elves and reindeer. Awkwafina plays the rogue elf, and the cast also includes Michael Cyril Creighton, Liza Koshy, Kyle Mooney, Jane Krakowski and Ken Jeong. Directed by Adam Shankman from a screenplay by Allan Rice, the film is set to premiere globally on Prime Video on 2 December 2026.

## Coverage

- [Collider: Alan Ritchson’s ‘The Terminator’ Meets ‘Elf’ Holiday Heist Movie Is Officially Here With Wild First Trailer](https://collider.com/the-man-with-the-bag-trailer/)
- [Polygon: 'Reacher' Meets 'The Terminator' in Prime Video's New Christmas Heist Movie](https://www.polygon.com/the-man-bag-prime-video-teaser-trailer/)

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