# ‘The Man With The Bag’ Trailer: Arnold Schwarzenegger & Alan Ritchson Star In Amazon MGM’s Christmas Heist Caper

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-man-with-the-bag-trailer-arnold-schwarzenegger-alan-ritchson-star-in-amazon-mgms-christmas-heist-caper/
- Published: 2026-11-02T15:30:45+00:00
- Updated: 2026-11-02T16:51:14+00:00
- Original publisher: Deadline
- Original article: https://deadline.com/2026/11/the-man-bag-trailer-arnold-schwarzenegger-santa-amazon-1237211272/
- Topics: Celebrity, Entertainment, Film

## Key points

- Schwarzenegger plays Santa in a Christmas heist comedy.
- Alan Ritchson’s thief helps recover Santa’s stolen magic bag.
- The film launches on Amazon Prime on 2 December.

## Summary

Amazon MGM Studios has released the first trailer for *The Man With The Bag*, a Christmas action comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Santa and Alan Ritchson as a thief. The film’s heist plot centres on recovering Santa’s stolen magic bag, which is needed to save Christmas.

Ritchson plays Vance, who joins Santa, Santa’s daughter and a group of misfits for the job. The film is directed by Adam Shankman, with a cast that also includes Jane Krakowski, Ken Jeong and Awkwafina. It is due to launch on Amazon Prime on 2 December, and marks Schwarzenegger’s return to Christmas films three decades after *Jingle All The Way*.

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