The Man with the Bag is an upcoming American Christmas action comedy film directed by Adam Shankman and written by Allan Rice. It stars Alan Ritchson, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Awkwafina, Liza Koshy, Kyle Mooney, Adrian Martinez, Jane Krakowski, and Ken Jeong.
In June 2023, it was announced that The Man with the Bag would be directed directed by Adam Shankman from a screenplay by Allan Rice with Alan Ritchson starring.[3] In March 2024, Arnold Schwarzenegger signed on to co-star with Amazon MGM Studios distributing.[4]
Principal photography took place in late 2024 in Manhattan, New York with first-look images from filming appearing in the media in December 2024.[5][6][7] In January 2025, Awkwafina, Liza Koshy, Kyle Mooney, Ken Jeong, Michael Cyril Creighton, Adrian Martinez, Roger Bart, Berkeley James, Jesmille Darbouze, Karren Karagulian, Gabi Samels, Jane Krakowski, and Murray Hill, were revealed as having joined the cast.[8][9]
In September 2025, John Debney was hired to compose the score.[10] Debney has previously collaborated with Shankman for The Pacifier (2005).
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