Directed by Adam Shankman, the holiday heist adventure film ‘The Man with the Bag’ tells the story of how when Santa’s iconic red bag is stolen by a rogue elf with a grudge, Christmas is suddenly at risk. With his biggest night of the year fast-approaching, Santa recruits a thief from his ‘Naughty List’ who quickly assembles a crew of criminally skilled misfits — with a little help from elves and reindeer — 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 about second chances, unlikely friendships, and discovering that sometimes even Santa needs a little help delivering Christmas.
‘The Man with the Bag’ stars Arnold Schwarzenegger (as Santa Claus), Alan Ritchson (as Vance), Berkley James, Michael Cyril Creighton, Liza Koshy, Kyle Mooney, Jane Krakowski, with Ken Jeong, and Awkwafina.
Written by Allan Rice, ‘The Man with the Bag’ is produced by Lawrence Grey, Ben Everard, Reg Tigerman, Dan Spilo, and Alan Ritchson, with executive producer Garrett Grant. Production companies are Grey Matter Productions and Amazon MGM Studios.
The film’s cinematography is by Jonathan Sela, the music is by John Debney, with editing by Emma E. Hickox.
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Amazon MGM Studios will release ‘The Man with the Bag’ digitally on Prime Video on December 2, 2026.
Arnold Schwarzenegger is most known for The Terminator, Terminator 2: Judgment Day, and Predator. Alan Ritchson is most known for Reacher and Fast X. Awkwafina is most known for The Farewell and Ocean’s Eight. Adam Shankman is most known for Hairspray and Disenchanted.
