Arnold Schwarzenegger is trading action heroics for Christmas magic. The official trailer for The Man with the Bag was released on Wednesday, 5 November 2026, and it shows the 78-year-old star as Santa Claus himself.
The festive action-comedy premieres globally on Prime Video on Wednesday, 2 December 2026. In the film, Santa’s magical red bag is stolen by a disgruntled elf played by Awkwafina, throwing Christmas into chaos. Alan Ritchson, best known as Reacher, co-stars as a thief who becomes Santa’s unlikely ally as the pair race to recover the bag and save the holiday.
Adam Shankman, the director behind Hairspray and Disenchanted, directs from a screenplay by Allan Rice. The cast also includes Liza Koshy, Michael Cyril Creighton, Kyle Mooney, Jane Krakowski and Ken Jeong.
Schwarzenegger as Santa is the kind of casting that sells itself. The trailer leans into the joke — the world’s most famous action star, in the red suit, doing what he does best — while keeping the festive warmth front and centre. It is a Christmas film built around a simple idea: what happens when the man who delivers Christmas loses the one thing he cannot do the job without?
The film joins a busy December streaming season. Prime Video is betting that a big, star-led holiday comedy can cut through the festive rush, and Schwarzenegger’s global fan base gives it a head start.
For trailer fans, the week has been packed, from the Karoshi trailer starring Teo Yoo and Cynthia Erivo to the world premiere of Madden with Nicolas Cage and Christian Bale. The Man with the Bag arrives on Prime Video on 2 December.
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