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Adam Shankman directs.","whyItMatters":"The film leans on Schwarzenegger's action-comedy history and Ritchson's Reacher following, while the simultaneous Japanese dub trailer and poster show Prime Video treating Japan as a launch market rather than an afterthought.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eAwkwafina voices the resentful rebel elf whose theft of the red magic bag puts Christmas at risk, and the story has Santa asking Vance, a thief on the naughty list, to assemble a crew of crime professionals for the recovery. Elves and reindeer join the operation in the released trailer, which leans on sleigh action and the comic mismatch between a white-bearded Schwarzenegger and Ritchson\u0026#39;s burly Vance.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe supporting cast includes Ken Jeong, Jane Krakowski, and Kyle Mooney. Adam Shankman, whose credits include Hairspray, directs. 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