Arnold Schwarzenegger poses in the press room at the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles.
| Photo Credit: JORDAN STRAUSS
We had earlier reported that actor Alan Ritchson is headlining a Christmas comedy film titled The Man with the Bag for Amazon Studios. Now, the latest is that Hollywood veteran Arnold Schwarzenegger has joined the cast of the film.
With a script written by Allan Rice of Stuck in the Middle fame, the film is directed by Adam Shankman (Disenchanted, What Women Want).
According to The Hollywood Reporter, in the film, the Santa turns to his naughty list to get help when his bag of gifts gets stolen. He enlists expert 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.
Schwarzenegger is currently in the limelight after he reunited with his Twins co-star Danny DeVito to present Best Visual Effects and Best Film Editing awards at the 96th Academy Awards. Having both played famous Batman villains in different versions — DeVito as Penguin in Tim Burton’s Batman Returns and Schwarzenegger in George Clooney’s Batman as Mr. Freeze — the actors playfully mocked Batman actor Michael Keaton.
Ritchson is best known for starring in the titular role in Reacher, the Amazon Prime Video series that has been renewed for a third season. Ritchson will be seen next in Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare, co-starring Henry Cavill and Eiza González.
