{"id":616492,"date":"2026-09-30T15:50:09","date_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:50:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/616492\/"},"modified":"2026-09-30T15:50:09","modified_gmt":"2026-09-30T15:50:09","slug":"arnold-schwarzenegger-becomes-santa-in-man-with-the-bag-trailer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/616492\/","title":{"rendered":"Arnold Schwarzenegger Becomes Santa in \u2018Man With the Bag\u2019 Trailer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/screencrush.com\/tags\/arnold-schwarzenegger\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/a>. Champion bodybuilder. Movie star. Governor. Fitness advocate. And now &#8230; Santa Claus.<\/p>\n<p>Truly, one of the all-time great resumes. Don\u2019t you wish your LinkedIn page looked like that?<\/p>\n<p>Although best known as an action star and a sentient killer robot from\u00a0a time when rogue artificial intelligence setting off an apocalypse felt like wholesome escapist fun,\u00a0Schwarzenegger made several Christmas movies during his \u201990s peak, including the holiday favorite\u00a0Jingle All the Way and his one directorial effort, the TV movie\u00a0Christmas in Connecticut starring Dyan Cannon and Kris Kristofferson.<\/p>\n<p>Now he\u2019s back (sorry) playing Santa himself in the streaming comedy\u00a0The Man With the Bag. In the film, he\u2019s teamed with one of his spiritual successors in the action realm,\u00a0Reacher\u00a0star <a href=\"https:\/\/screencrush.com\/tags\/alan-ritchson\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Alan Ritchson<\/a>, who Santa recruits to help him get back his stolen bag from a disgruntled elf (<a href=\"https:\/\/screencrush.com\/tags\/awkwafina\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Awkwafina<\/a>).<\/p>\n<p>You can check out Schwarzenegger as Santa \u2014 looking a little buffer than\u00a0Saint Nick usually does, but still sporting that big white beard \u2014 in\u00a0The Man With the Bag\u00a0trailer below:<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/screencrush.com\/every-arnold-schwarzenegger-movie-ranked-from-worst-to-best\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Every Arnold Schwarzenegger Movie Ever, Ranked From Worst to Best<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Here is the film\u2019s official synopsis:<\/p>\n<p>When Santa\u2019s (Schwarzenegger) iconic red bag is stolen by a rogue elf with a grudge (Awkwafina), Christmas is suddenly at risk. With his biggest night of the year fast-approaching, Santa recruits a thief (Ritchson) from his \u2018Naughty List\u2019 who quickly assembles a crew of criminally skilled misfits \u2014 with a little help from elves and reindeer \u2014 to pull off the most unexpected heist of their lives. Packed with holiday magic, big laughs, and plenty of heart, THE MAN WITH THE BAG is a holiday heist adventure about second chances, unlikely friendships, and discovering that sometimes even Santa needs a little help delivering Christmas.<\/p>\n<p>The Man With the Bag\u00a0premieres on <a href=\"https:\/\/screencrush.com\/tags\/prime-video\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Prime Video<\/a> on December 2. I can\u2019t wait.<\/p>\n<p>The Best Action Movie Every Year of the 1990s<\/p>\n<p>From 1990 to 1999, here\u2019s the best action movie released each year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Arnold Schwarzenegger. Champion bodybuilder. Movie star. Governor. 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