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Arnold Schwarzenegger and Alan Ritchson team up in holiday heist trailer

The Man with the Bag is scheduled to premiere on Prime Video on December 2, 2026, with Awkwafina playing an elf who steals from Santa.

By Priya Ramanathan

A red gift sack beside a decorated Christmas tree
Photo: Just Jared

A new trailer introduces Arnold Schwarzenegger as Santa and Alan Ritchson as a thief in The Man with the Bag, a holiday heist movie scheduled for a December 2, 2026, debut on Prime Video.

According to the film’s synopsis, Christmas is threatened when a disgruntled elf, played by Awkwafina, takes Santa’s red bag. With Christmas approaching, Santa turns to a thief on his Naughty List. Ritchson’s character puts together a crew of misfits with criminal skills, aided by elves and reindeer, to carry out a heist.

The cast also includes Jane Krakowski and Ken Jeong, alongside Berkeley James, Michael Cyril Creighton, Liza Koshy and Kyle Mooney.

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