{"id":27323,"date":"2026-08-04T13:18:49","date_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:18:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27323"},"modified":"2026-08-04T13:18:49","modified_gmt":"2026-08-04T08:18:49","slug":"alan-ritchson-on-what-he-learned-about-fame-from-arnold-schwarzenegger","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=27323","title":{"rendered":"Alan Ritchson on What He Learned About Fame From Arnold Schwarzenegger"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<!-- do not apply CSS styles to this element! --><\/p>\n<div class=\"pmc-paywall\">\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/alan-ritchson\/\" id=\"auto-tag_alan-ritchson_1\" data-tag=\"alan-ritchson\">Alan Ritchson<\/a> took a break from his <em>Reacher<\/em> duties to star opposite <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/arnold-schwarzenegger\/\" id=\"auto-tag_arnold-schwarzenegger_1\" data-tag=\"arnold-schwarzenegger\">Arnold Schwarzenegger<\/a> in the upcoming holiday film <em>The Man With the Bag. <\/em><\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tDirected by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/adam-shankman\/\" id=\"auto-tag_adam-shankman_1\" data-tag=\"adam-shankman\">Adam Shankman<\/a> and due to hit <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/t\/amazon-prime-video\/\" id=\"auto-tag_amazon-prime-video_1\" data-tag=\"amazon-prime-video\">Amazon Prime Video<\/a> on Dec. 2, the family comedy casts Schwarzenegger as Santa Claus who goes on a journey to retrieve his magic bag after its stolen. In order to get it back, he turns to his naughty list on which he finds a former thief, played by Ritchson, who comes along for the expedition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tAfter filming with the action icon, Ritchson said he was the one who left with a valuable gift. \u201cIt was a treat,\u201d the <em>Reacher<\/em> star told Dax Shepard and Monica Padman on a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/tv\/tv-news\/alan-ritchson-breaks-silence-motorcycle-fight-neighbor-1236657192\/\">recent episode<\/a> of <em>Armchair Expert.<\/em> \u201cHe taught me a lot about how gratitude should manifest in the life of somebody dealing with fame.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\tRitchson said he\u2019s transitioning to a part of his life and career where he\u2019s aware of \u201chow present fame is and how toxic and intrusive\u201d it can be, not only for him but his wife, Cat, and their young boys. But he was able to watch how Schwarzenegger moved through the world and dealt with his own fans while on set and off, and that helped him shift his perspective. <\/p>\n<p class=\"paragraph larva \/\/  a-font-body-m     \">\n\t\u201cI worked with Arnold, who deals with this on a degree that I will probably never experience,\u201d he explained. \u201cHe\u2019s dealt with it for decades on a degree that I can\u2019t quite understand. He stops for everybody. We would be in the middle of a scene in a diner and people would be banging on the glass because our lockup wasn\u2019t tight enough. They\u2019re like, \u2018Oh my God, will you take a picture with us?\u2019 [He says], \u2018Oh, be right there. Come outside and take a picture with us.\u2019 He has no problem. He makes time for everybody. And so I look at that and I\u2019m like, \u2018Cat, if this is his attitude, I have no excuse.\u2019 \u2026 He showed me something really interesting in the way that he approaches life and his lot in life. And I really deeply admire how he treats people.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"post-content-image \/\/  \">\n<figure class=\"o-figure   size-large alignnone lrv-u-max-width-100p\" style=\"width:1000px\">\n<div class=\"c-lazy-image  \">\n<div class=\"lrv-a-crop-16x9\" style=\"padding-bottom:calc((1418\/1000)*100%);\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"c-lazy-image__img lrv-u-background-color-grey-lightest lrv-u-width-100p lrv-u-display-block lrv-u-height-auto\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/themes\/vip\/pmc-hollywoodreporter-2021\/assets\/public\/lazyload-fallback.gif\" data-lazy-src=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/GettyImages-2193560671-EMBED-2026.jpg?w=1000\" alt=\"\" data-lazy-srcset=\"\" data-lazy-sizes=\"\" height=\"1418\" width=\"1000\" decoding=\"async\"\/><\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div><figcaption class=\"c-figcaption  lrv-u-padding-tb-025\">\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"a-font-secondary-s lrv-u-margin-r-025\">Schwarzenegger and Ritchson filming a scene for <em>Man with the Bag<\/em> in New York on Jan. 15, 2025.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<cite class=\"a-font-accent-uppercase-xs lrv-u-color-grey-dark\">Jose Perez\/Bauer-Griffin\/GC Images\/Getty Images<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<script async=\"async\" data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"https:\/\/pl30214220.effectivecpmnetwork.com\/9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<div id=\"container-9ab3d4df8a7e1a6171e16ddbf732cc19\"><\/div>\r\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Alan Ritchson took a break from his Reacher duties to star opposite Arnold Schwarzenegger in the upcoming holiday film The Man With the Bag. 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