Arnold Schwarzenegger regarded utterly unrecognisable as he continued filming as Santa Claus for his new film The Man With The Bag in New York on Tuesday.

The actor, 77, kicked off filming the upcoming Christmas hit earlier this week, displaying his putting white beard and eyebrows.

Arnold, who’s famend for his many roles in motion films, is again filming his first festive movie in almost three a long time.

The Hollywood legend regarded worlds away from his motion days as he remodeled into Santa on set. 

For the scene, he was wearing a white crewneck with a purple pickup truck carrying a Christmas tree within the again on it and brown corduroy pants. 

Later, he bundled up in a protracted purple coat that appeared completely fitted to Kris Kringle to put on as he unfold vacation cheer throughout Manhattan.

Arnold beforehand appeared within the 1996 Christmas household comedy as a workaholic father on a mission to get his son a sold-out motion determine, which leads to him studying the actual which means of Christmas. 

The previous governor of California, who not too long ago grew to become a grandfather for the third time, joins a protracted record of actors which have performed Jolly Outdated St. Nicholas, together with Ben Affleck, Tim Allen, Billy Bob Thornton and Kurt Russell.

Information first broke that the Hollywood legend can be starring in one other Christmas comedy again in March. 

Adam Shankman is directing the Amazon MGM Studios movie from a script by Allan Rice. 

The plotline reads: ‘When Santa’s magic bag is stolen, he turns to his naughty record to search out Vance, a former thief, to assist him get it again.

‘Alongside together with his daughter, Santa, and a bunch of misfit elves, Vance should pull off the best heist of his life to avoid wasting Christmas.’

It should mark the primary time that Arnie has appeared in a festive film since Jingle All The Method in 1996.

And it is going to be his first movie function of any sort since Terminator: Darkish Destiny in 2019.

He did shoot the flick Kung Fury 2 that yr however it has not been launched on account of authorized points.

And he was seen in his documentary final yr for Netflix.

The three-part docuseries adopted Arnie’s multifaceted life and profession, from bodybuilding champ to Hollywood icon to politician.

Arnie performed the titular character within the Terminator franchise however admitted final yr that he was ‘achieved’ with the flicks.

He thinks the way forward for the sequence needs to be handed on to different stars, added the ex of Maria Shriver.

On the time, the actor instructed The Hollywood Reporter: ‘The franchise isn’t achieved. I am achieved.

‘I bought the message loud and clear that the world desires to maneuver on with a unique theme in the case of ‘The Terminator’. Somebody has to give you an ideal concept.’

Arnie defined that he’ll at all times have completely satisfied recollections of the franchise that turned him right into a bona fide main man. 

He stated: ‘The Terminator was largely accountable for my success, so I at all times would have a look at it very fondly.’

Along with his appearing profession, he’s father to 5 kids: daughters Katherine, 35, and Christina, 31, and sons Patrick, 31, and Christopher, 27, and Joseph, 27. 

He shares all his kids with Shriver, other than Joseph, whose mom is Mildred Patricia Baena, his longtime housekeeper.