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The Man with the Bag: release date, cast and early buzz
The Man with the Bag is due on 2 December 2026, its US release date (UK date not confirmed in our sources yet). It is directed by Adam Shankman. The cast includes Arnold Schwarzenegger, Alan Ritchson, Awkwafina, Michael Cyril Creighton and Liza Koshy. Wikidata lists it as action comedy and Christmas. That is 17 days from 15 November 2026.
Wikidata description: upcoming film directed by Adam Shankman.
Spore Score: coming soon
We don't guess. Once The Man with the Bag is out and The Pros (professional reviews) and The Punters (public ratings) have had their say, this page and the film page fill in the Spore Score automatically, usually within hours of the first reviews.
Trailer buzz
Buzz score 51 out of 100, which ranks it 38th of the 65 films we track releasing in the next three months. Trend: Cooling off. Its main trailer has about 2,394,914 views on YouTube.
In a sample of 50 trailer comments, 48% read as positive and 12% as negative (automatic sentiment check, run by us).
The Buzz score measures attention before release: how fast trailer views are growing (50%), total views (20%), likes and comments per view (15%) and comment mood (15%). It is not a review score and never feeds into the Spore Score.
Watch the trailer on YouTube ↗ From IGN, 30 September 2026
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Release dates, directors and cast from Wikidata (CC0). Trailer figures from the YouTube Data API. Dates can move; we re-check every few hours.