Arnold Schwarzenegger Plays Santa Claus in ‘The Man with the Bag’ [Video]

Arnold Schwarzenegger has been a bodybuilder, an actor and a politician. His next role? Santa Claus, of course. 

The Man with the Bag, an upcoming holiday family comedy that recently began production, released a first-look image of a graying Schwarzenegger, 77, as jolly Old Saint Nick with costar Alan Ritchson.

“When Santa’s magic bag is stolen, he turns to his naughty list to find Vance, a thief, to help him get it back,” per an official logline. “Along with his daughter, Santa, and a group of misfits, Vance will have to pull off the greatest heist of his life to save Christmas.”

“Santa Claus is coming to town!” wrote Schwarzenegger in a social media post shared with Ritchson, 42, announcing the project. “It is fantastic to be shooting The Man with the Bag with @alanritchson.”

Praising the film’s director, Hairsprayhelmer Adam Shankman, the former California governor continued, “New York …