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Arnold Schwarzenegger's acting resume is chock-full of iconic films, from his star-making performance in the original Terminator to the first Predator movie and the one-liner-packed Commando. Picking a definitive best title of his isn't easy, but one that commonly rises to the top is the all-time great sequel, Terminator 2: Judgment Day. Building on the tension-filled original, T2 casts the Governator as the T-800 once again, but he's instead a reprogrammed model sent to protect John Connor from the more advanced and frightening T-1000. It's a film as charming as it is thrilling, with John and the T-800 forming a surprising bond that lasts throughout their journey to save the future. For Schwarzenegger's Fubar co-star, Travis Van Winkle, it's not his best work, and he gave an entirely different answer on Screen Rant's Debunking AI series.

During the video, the AI assistant is asked what Schwarzenegger's best action...

Exclusive: Amazon MGM Studios has added 12 to the cast of its holiday family comedy, The Man with the Bag. They are Michael Cyril Creighton (Only Murders in the Building), Liza Koshy (upcoming Naked Gun), Kyle Mooney (SNL), Berkeley James (The Neighborhood), Ken Jeong (The Hangover franchise), Jesmille Darbouze (Broadway’s A Doll’s House), Adrian Martinez (Severance), Roger Bart (Good Trouble), Karren Karagulian (Anora), Gabi Samels (FX’s upcoming Adults), Jane Krakowski (Schmigadoon!) and Murray Hill (Somebody Somewhere).

As previously announced, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Reacher breakout Alan Ritchson, and Awkwafina lead the ensemble. The film watches as Santa gets his magic bag stolen and turns to his naughty list to find Vance, a thief, to help him get it back. Along with his daughter, Santa, and a group of misfits, Vance will have to pull off the greatest heist of his life to save Christmas.

Adam Shankman (Hairspray) is directing from a script by Allan Rice.

Exclusive: Awkwafina is set to star in the holiday family comedy The Man with the Bag, alongside Arnold Schwarzenegger and Alan Ritchson. Details for her role are being kept under wraps.

The film revolves around Santa’s magic bag and after its stolen, he turns to his naughty list to find Vance, a thief, to help him get it back. Along with his daughter, Santa, and a group of misfits, Vance will have to pull off the greatest heist of his life to save Christmas.”

Adam Shankman is directing the Christmas film, which hails from Amazon MGM Studios, from a script penned by Allan Rice. Producers for The Man with the Bag include Lawrence Grey, Ben Everard, Reg Tigerman, Dan Spilo, and Alan Ritchson.

Awkwafina has recently lent her voice to Universal’s Kung Fu Panda 4 and Illumination’s Migration. She can also be seen in Hulu’s Emmy award winning Quiz Lady,...

Arnold Schwarzenegger spent much of his life as a relentless bodybuilder, having won the coveted Mr. Universe award at the age of 20.

From there, he got one of the most fantastic careers anyone can boast of, from starring in blockbusters like ‘Terminator’ to actually becoming the governor of California.

In short, Schwarzenegger’s life has been one for the history books, but the one constant we can rely on is that he has become so famous that we can tell him apart from the crowd at one glance. However, his latest pictures have got fans doing a double take. It’s a shocking transformation, to say the least.

Arnold Schwarzenegger Transforms Look To Film New Project

Some of us may recognize Schwarzenegger as that desperate dad in 1996’s famous Christmas movie, ‘Jingle All the Way,’ who is hellbent on getting his son a beloved toy. The thing is, while Schwarzenegger...

Arnold Schwarzenegger is taking his talents to the holiday season, alongside Reacher star Alan Ritchson for Amazon MGM's upcoming Christmas-themed action film The Man With the Bag. The film sees the action heroes play unlikely allies forced to join forces to save Christmas. Prime Video's latest attempt to produce a successful holiday franchise has officially begun filming, and the streamer has unveiled the first look at The Man with the Bag featuring both actors.

The first image (see below) features Alan Ritchson and Arnold Schwarzenegger in the Christmas spirit, with the latter sporting a Santa Claus appearance. Ritchson will play Vance, a former thief, while Schwarzenegger plays the bearded gift-giver that needs help getting his Santa bag of presents back. This marks the second time Amazon has made Santa an old buff guy, after Red One featured a ripped J.K. Simmons in the role. It's unclear when The Man with the Bag will release,...

After movies like Violent Night, Fat Man and the recent Red One, you’d think Santa movies with an action twist had reached their limit. However, the action icon, Arnold Schwarzenegger, now suits up to play Kris Kringle for the comedy The Man With the Bag, which also stars Alan Ritchson. The concept is similar to Red One, except this time, Santa loses his bag of presents and enlists a former thief to get it back. Adam Shankman directs The Man With The Bag from a script by Allan Rice. The holiday-themed project hails from Amazon MGM Studios.

The former Terminator has posted a photo for this holiday that features him donning some Christmas-y threads from the set of the film. Arnold posts on his Instagram, “Santa Claus is coming to town! It is fantastic to be shooting The Man with the Bag with @alanritchson. Our director @adamshankman is one...

Arnold Schwarzenegger returns to the big screen for the first time in five years in a festive family comedy. Schwarzenegger is teaming up with Alan Ritchson for Amazon MGM Studios' The Man With the Bag. The movie follows a former thief helping Santa save Christmas with a heist.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is making his first movie in 5 years, teaming up with Reacher's Alan Ritchson for a Christmas comedy. The legendary star of The Terminator, Commando and Total Recall last appeared on the big screen in 2019’s box office disappointment Terminator: Dark Fate. Last year, Schwarzenegger followed fellow ‘80s legend and Tulsa King star Sylvester Stallone to the small screen, heading up Netflix’s action-comedy Fubar.

Schwarzenegger’s next project sees him back in the movie game for the first time since 2019, teaming up with Reacher’s Ritchson for The Man with the Bag, a holiday family comedy directed by Adam Shankman and written by Allan Rice.

Nearly three decades since the release of Jingle All the Way, Arnold Schwarzenegger is finally starring in another Christmas comedy movie.

According to Deadline, The Terminator vet has officially signed on to lead Amazon MGM Studios’ newest holiday family comedy titled, The Man With the Bag. After starring as a workaholic father desperately trying to buy his son a Turbo-Man action figure for Christmas in 1996’s Jingle All the Way, Schwarzenegger is now set to portray Santa Claus in the upcoming project, which is expected to begin its production later this year. Joining Schwarzenegger in the project is Reacher star Alan Ritchson, who has also been tapped to play one of the main characters.

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Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to make his first return to the big screen after five years in the holiday family comedy from Amazon MGM Studios, ‘The Man with the Bag.’

Schwarzenegger will star alongside the already cast ‘Reacher’ star Alan Ritchson. Adam Shankman (Hairspray) will take the helm on the film from a script written by Allan Rice.

The synopsis reads; When Santa’s magic bag is stolen, he turns to his naughty list to find Vance, a former thief, to help him get it back. Along with his daughter, Santa, and a group of misfit elves, Vance will have to pull off the greatest heist of his life to save Christmas.”

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Lawrence Grey, Ben Everard, Reg Tigerman, Dan Spilo, and Alan Ritchson are set to produce the feature.

Schwarzenegger is also attached to star in the action movie ‘Breakout.

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Alan Ritchson team up for a Christmas action flick, The Man With The Bag. Directed by Adam Shankman, the movie follows Santa and a former thief on a heist to retrieve a stolen magic bag. Schwarzenegger, known for action hits like Predator and Terminator, takes on the role of Santa in this holiday adventure from Amazon.

Hollywood icon Arnold Schwarzenegger will join forces with Reacher star Alan Ritchson for a new Christmas action flick, The Man With The Bag, from Amazon MGM Studios. Described as a “family comedy” by Deadline, The Man With The Bag will reportedly see the Predator and Terminator star donning a bright red suit and big white beard as Santa Claus, who turns to Ritchson’s naughty thief in order save the festive season in what could be the most muscular movie of all time.

An official synopsis for The Man With The Bag...

Arnold Schwarzenegger and Jack Reacher’s Alan Ritchson are to co-star in a Christmas movie for Amazon/MGM called The Man With The Bag.

Of all the films Arnold Schwarzenegger starred in across his long career, 1996’s Jingle All The Way was undoubtedly one of them. And, almost 30 years on from that festive comedy, it’s announced that the Austrian Oak is making another Christmas film, this time for Amazon MGM Studios.

It’s called The Man With The Bag, and according to The Hollywood Reporter’s plot summary, sees Santa Claus on the hunt from his stolen, enchanted bag. This leads Santa to “team up with Vance, a reformed thief and denizen of the naughty list” to find it, with Vance’s daughter and a “team of misfit elves” also taken along for the adventure.

We’re pretty sure that the container Santa used to shuttle his gifts around...

Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to star in an upcoming Christmas family comedy titled The Man With the Bag, 28 years after he appeared in Jingle All the Way. The Man With the Bag centers around someone stealing Santa's magic bag. This is Schwarzenegger's first holiday project since 1996, and fans are undoubtedly eagerly anticipating it.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is mostly known for his action movie roles, from his run as the Terminator in the Terminator franchise to playing Trench Mauser in The Expendables series, but Schwarzenegger's next project will finally satisfy those who enjoyed the actor's family comedy from 1996. Schwarzenegger has an impressive filmography full of box-office hits and fan-favorite movies. While his number of projects has significantly dwindled in recent years, Schwarzenegger's career is alive and well, proven by his upcoming exciting movie similar to one from the 1990s.

As mentioned above, Schwarzenegger's most memorable roles are primarily his characters in action movies.

Ho ho ho, movie lovers! The Oscars are officially in the rearview mirror and Daylight Savings just robbed us of an hour of sleep, but we're apparently fast-forwarding through the spring and summer fun to skip ahead to the holiday season with this latest bit of news. And, no, you're not prepared for what this is about.

Deadline has the scoop on a project that might as well be a throwback to the "No rules, anything goes" heyday of the nineties, in terms of both casting and premise. In a casting report that's sure to dwarf any others in size, weight, and muscles alone, we now know that none other than action superstar (and hilarious Academy Awards presenter) Arnold Schwarzenegger is teaming up with "Reacher" actor Alan Ritchson for a family holiday movie titled "The Man With The Bag." The project comes from director Adam Shankman with a script written by Allan Rice.

Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to return to the holiday genre with Amazon MGM Studios’ The Man With the Bag.

Adam Shankman is directing the family Christmas comedy that will see Schwarzenegger star alongside Alan Ritchson, whose involvement was previously announced. Allan Rice wrote the script for the movie that counts Ritchson, Lawrence Grey, Ben Everard, Reg Tigerman and Dan Spilo as producers.

The Man With the Bag centers on Santa Claus learning that his magic bag has been swiped, leading Old St. Nick to team up with Vance, a reformed thief and denizen of the naughty list, to get it back. The duo also enlist Vance’s daughter and a team of misfit elves to help them save Christmas.

Schwarzenegger, who captivated Oscar viewers over the weekend by reuniting with Twins cohort Danny DeVito, stars on the Netflix action-comedy series Fubar, which is set to return for its second season.

A fascinating combination of stars is coming down the chimney for the family comedy The Man With The Bag. Who better to lead a festive film with wholesome fun than action behemoths Arnold Schwarzenegger and Alan Ritchson? The Man With The Bag is Schwarzenegger’s first feature since wrapping his part for Kung Fury 2, while Ritchson’s cache is overflowing after starring in Reacher, with projects like Playdate, The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, and Motor City on the way.

Adam Shankman directs The Man With The Bag from a script by Allan Rice. The holiday-themed project hails from Amazon MGM Studios. According to Deadline‘s exclusive report, the logline for The Man With the Bag reads: “When Santa’s magic bag is stolen, he turns to his naughty list to find Vance, a former thief, to help him get it back. Along with his daughter, Santa, and a group of misfit elves,...

Exclusive: Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to star in holiday family comedy The Man With The Bag, alongside Reacher star Alan Ritchson, we can reveal.

Silver screen icon Schwarzenegger hasn’t starred in a movie since 2019 when he shot Kung Fury 2 and he was last seen on the big screen in the same year in Terminator: Dark Fate. We understand this one is aiming to shoot later this year.

Adam Shankman (Hairspray) is directing the film, which hails from Amazon MGM Studios, from a script penned by Allan Rice.

The logline reads: “When Santa’s magic bag is stolen, he turns to his naughty list to find Vance, a former thief, to help him get it back. Along with his daughter, Santa, and a group of misfit elves, Vance will have to pull off the greatest heist of his life to save Christmas.”

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Alan Ritchson is renewing his collaboration with Amazon for a new project, just right after the premiere of Fast X, where he starred alongside Vin Diesel. Ritchson will lead the film The Man with the Bag, a forthcoming family comedy set around the holiday season. The movie will be helmed by Adam Shankman, based on a screenplay by Allan Rice according to Deadline.

The Man with the Bag, currently in the works at Amazon Studios, weaves an intriguing story following the theft of Santa's magical bag. The plot thickens as Santa resorts to his naughty list to seek assistance from a past offender, Vance, played by Ritchson. Vance, alongside his daughter, Santa, and a team of quirky elves, embarks on a mission to retrieve the stolen bag, staging what could be the most significant heist of his life to ensure Christmas is saved​​.

The film falls under Ritchson's three-picture acting deal with Amazon Studios,...

Christmas has come early for Alan Ritchson.

The star of Reacher is set to star in The Man With the Bag, a holiday family comedy that Adam Shankman will direct for Amazon Studios. Allan Rice (Stuck in the Middle) wrote the script for the feature project, which is in development.

Man With the Bag’s plot is set in motion when Santa’s magical bag of gifts is stolen, forcing him to turn to his naughty list to find help. He enlists Vance (Ritchson), a charming thief fresh out of prison who is trying to go straight, while attempting to spend a normal, crime-free Christmas with his family. The thief, with the help of his daughter and a group of misfit elves, then must pull off the greatest heist of his life to save Christmas

On top of starring, Ritchson will also produce. Lawrence Grey, Ben Everard, Reg Tigerman and Dan Spilo are also producing.

Following the worldwide release of Fast X, in which he stars opposite Vin Diesel and many more, Reacher breakout Alan Ritchson has recommitted to his relationship with Amazon by coming aboard to star in The Man with the Bag, a holiday family comedy that Adam Shankman (Hairspray) will direct from Allan Rice’s script.

The film in development at Amazon Studios picks up following the theft of Santa’s magic bag, as he turns to his naughty list to find Vance (Ritchson), a former thief who will help him get it back. Along with his daughter, Santa and a group of misfit elves, Vance will have to pull off the greatest heist of his life to save Christmas.

Falling under Ritchson’s three-picture film deal for acting with Amazon Studios, The Man with the Bag will be produced by Lawrence Grey, Ben Everard, Reg Tigerman, Dan Spilo and Ritchson.

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