By Arnold Schwarzenegger is set to play Santa Claus in a new family Christmas comedy titled “The Man With the Bag” at Amazon MGM Studios.
“Reacher” star Alan Ritchson is also onboard to co-star. The story begins when “The Terminator” star’s Santa Claus learns that his magic bag has been swiped.
This leads him to team up with Vance (Ritchson), a reformed thief and denizen of the naughty list, to get it back. Vance’s daughter and a team of misfit elves also join in to help them save Christmas.
Adam Shankman is directing the film from a script by Allan Rice. Ritchson, Lawrence Grey, Ben Everard, Reg Tigerman and Dan Spilo produce.
It marks Schwarzenegger’s second Christmas comedy following 1996’s “Jingle All the Way”. A second season of the actor’s action-comedy series “Fubar” is on way.
Schwarzenegger made headlines reuniting with his “Twins” star Danny DeVito on stage at the Oscars recently.
Source: Deadline
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