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Arnold Schwarzenegger sports an unrecognizable – and happy – look for his latest film project.

On Tuesday, December 17, the 77-year-old actor and politician was spotted filming his upcoming Christmas movie The man with the bag in New York City. In the pictures, The Terminator The actor appears to have fully embraced Santa Claus as he sports a matching white hair and beard combination and wears a Christmas sweater under a red coat.

The former governor of California posted about the Christmas comedy on his Instagram account on Tuesday. He shared a photo of himself with his Santa hair and festive outfit smiling alongside his co-star Alan Ritchson.

“Santa Claus is coming to town! Awesome filming The Man with the Bag with @alanritchson,” Schwarzenegger wrote. “Our director @adamshankman is one of the funniest directors I’ve ever 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 spirit with each and every one of you.”

Fans took to the comments section to express their excitement for the new film.

“Put the cookie away!! 😍🙌🙌 Another Arnie Christmas movie, bring it on! ❤️,” one fan commented.

“The two biggest and sic men I know in a Christmas movie, Santa Claus, came early this year 💚,” one person wrote.

“Perfect Match can’t wait 😁🔥🔥🔥,” someone else commented.

This isn’t the first Christmas movie the former bodybuilder has starred in, as he starred in the 1996 Christmas classic Jingle all the way.

Last month, the Conan the barbarian A serious situation arose at his Los Angeles mansion. Accordingly TMZThe Los Angeles Police Department received a call from someone claiming a bomb had been placed in Schwarzenegger’s mailbox. After investigating the situation, no explosives were found. Schwarzenegger was reportedly at the gym throughout the chaos.