Schwarzenegger and Ritchson Team up to Recover Stolen Christmas Presents

WHO:

Coming Soon - Arnold Schwarzenegger and Alan Ritchson star in *The Man with the Bag*.

Coming Soon - Adam Shankman directed the movie; Allan Rice wrote it.

Deadline - Arnold Schwarzenegger plays Santa in Amazon MGM’s *The Man With The Bag*.

Reddit Movies - Arnold Schwarzenegger’s Santa Claus enlists Alan Ritchson, who plays a petty criminal.

WHAT:

Coming Soon - Prime Video unveiled the official trailer for *The Man with the Bag*, an action comedy about a holiday heist to recover Santa’s stolen bag.

Deadline - *The Man With The Bag* is a Christmas heist caper starring Schwarzenegger and Ritchson.

Reddit Movies - The movie’s poster depicts Santa enlisting a petty criminal after Santa’s sack of presents is stolen.

Deadline - Schwarzenegger returned to the Christmas movie genre after starring as a father on a mission to get his son a sold-out action toy in *Jingle All The Way*.

WHEN:

Coming Soon - *The Man with the Bag* premieres exclusively on Prime Video on December 2, 2026.

Deadline - Schwarzenegger’s role in *Jingle All The Way* was 30 years before his role in *The Man With The Bag*.

WHY:

Coming Soon - The characters undertake the heist to recover Santa’s stolen bag.

Reddit Movies - Santa seeks the petty criminal’s help after his sack of presents is stolen.

HOW:

Coming Soon - The story centers on a holiday heist.

Reddit Movies - Santa enlists the help of a petty criminal to address the theft.

(UPDATED November 2, 2026 17:02 UTC)

Prime Video unveiled a trailer for *The Man with the Bag*, starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Santa. Santa teams with Alan Ritchson’s petty criminal to recover his stolen sack of presents. The Christmas heist comedy premieres exclusively on Prime Video on December 2, 2026.