See Arnold Schwarzenegger’s surprising transformation for his Christmas movie return
Arnold Schwarzenegger has been many things during the course of his career — bodybuilder, the Terminator and governor of California, to name a few. He may now be adding Santa Claus to his résumé.
Schwarzenegger was recently spotted in New York City with a white beard that makes him look just like Kriss Kringle as he’s set to star in the upcoming movie “The Man with the Bag,” directed by Adam Shankman.
“Santa Claus is coming to town!” Schwarzenegger captioned a photo on Dec. 17 on Instagram with costar Alan Ritchson.
“It is fantastic to be shooting The Man with the Bag with @alanritchson,” he continued. “Our director @adamshankman is one of the funniest directors I’ve worked with, New York City is an amazing host, working with @amazonmgmstudios is a joy, and I can’t wait to share all of this Christmas cheer with each and every one of you.”
Fans liked what they saw, too.
“From Terminator to Santa, that’s the right path 💪🏻” one person wrote in the comments section.
“This is the Hallmark Christmas Movie we deserve 🤣” another person joked.
“Arnold making Alan look normal sized finally,” someone else pointed out.
“Beard routine pls,” another user asked.
Amazon MGM Studios posted the same photo on Instagram, and while Schwarzenegger certainly looks like Santa with his full white beard, it’s not clear if he will play him.
“When Santa’s magic bag is stolen, he turns to his naughty list to find Vance, a former thief, to help him get it back,” a description of the movie on IMDb reads.
There is no release date for the movie.
Schwarzenegger is no stranger to Christmas movies. In 1996, he starred in the comedy “Jingle All the Way,” playing a father determined to get his son the most sought after action figure of the holiday season, which leads to all sorts of hijinks, as he competes with fellow dad Sinbad in their quest to procure the toy.
