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Ever since the release of its first-ever video game in 2003, the Call of Duty franchise just keeps on trucking. Fans eagerly await Black Ops 7, and the installments that have hit store shelves in the last decade have consistently upped the ante. Josh Duhamel (Ransom Canyon) lent his talents to Call of Duty: WWII (2017), while famed Ecuadorian actress Maria Elisa Camargo starred in both Warfare II (2022) and Warzone 2.0 (2023). It's always an added treat when Hollywood gets involved in high-profile video games — and interestingly, both Duhamel and Camargo can now be spotted in a live-action thriller that Lionsgate just released.

MovieWeb recently spoke with Camargo while she was promoting Off the Grid, which sees Duhamel's lead character doing just that for the sake of international security. Camargo plays a local shop owner looking out for the lone wolf, and the actress spoke about brushing up on her familiarity with Duhamel's work leading...

There is no excuse for “Off the Grid.” Director Johnny Martin’s hackneyed action-thriller is woefully short on action and thrills, and generic enough to suggest it was scripted by AI. Indeed, this half-baked potboiler leaves one with the nagging suspicion that it was produced simply to meet some sort of quota, and cast with actors who came on board only because they lost bets.

Josh Duhamel does his best to get his Rambo on as Guy, a research scientist who skedaddles from his lab at the San Francisco-based Belcor Enterprises after he discovers his corporate overlord intends to weaponize his current project, a palm-sized energy-producing reactor. He goes to ground and reinvents himself as a survivalist in a wilderness area of Tennessee, where he resides in a reconverted Quonset hut, maintains an elaborate array of boobytraps and warning signals to ward off unwelcome visitors, and generally stays (as the title says) off the grid.

Johnny Martin’s Off the Grid could be about any Big Tech company nowadays. Josh Duhamel’s Guy, a super-smart scientist, develops a new type of technology that harbors the potential to change the world. However, the company he works for only sees dollars, choosing a route of weaponizing the tech. So, Guy grabs the goods and goes on the run – off the grid to be exact. The evil company locates him and decides it wants the tech back – by any means necessary. The script, written by James Agnew, chooses simplicity over swerves. There aren’t many surprises hidden in this tale, as it’s exactly as described above: Guy is on the run and the company tries to catch him. That’s it. Of course, there are auxiliary characters who assist Guy, such as María Elisa Camargo’s Josey and Michael Zapesotsky’s Chase, but Off the Grid comes...

"I just want you to come home and finish what you started!" Lionsgate has revealed an official trailer for Off the Grid, an action thriller made by stuntman filmmaker Johnny Martin. Yet another of these dime-a-dozen junk action films being dumped out this summer. Way too many of these recently. After a morally-bankrupt company tries to weaponize a brilliant scientist’s revolutionary technology, he goes off the grid to safeguard humanity. When the company sends a strike force to find him, they make their biggest mistake of all – they weaponize the man they are trying to catch. Huh? What the hell is this even about - does this give him special powers? Off the Grid stars Josh Duhamel, Greg Kinnear, Peter Stormare, and María Elisa Camargo. No idea how the hell they got these actors for this, because this looks absolutely terrible. But that shouldn't be a surprise to anyone.

Netflix's Colombian drama, Until You Burn (Escupiré sobre sus tumbas), has a powerhouse cast filled with A-list stars like Cristian Gamero, Maria Elisa Camargo, and Essined Aponte. 

Until You Burn follows the story of an ex-convict, Brian O'Connor, seeking revenge against the wealthy Obregón Martelli family because of his brother's death. 

Until You Burn premiered on Netflix on March 18.

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Colombian-Ecuadorian actress María Elisa Camargo has appeared in various TV shows and movies. However, her work as Valeria Garza in the 2022 video game Call of Duty: Modern Warfare II made her a well-known name around the world. A lot of gamers loved her work and as a result, her character was introduced as a playable operator of the KorTac faction in multiplayer mode.

Valeria Garza was voiced and motion-captured by María Elisa Camargo (Image via Activision)

She was invited to many interviews around the time she was in the spotlight because of the game. In one particular interview, she explained her experience of getting showered with compliments by fans all over the world. Her character was so popular that some even called her the “Cartel Mommy,” since Valeria Garza was the leader of the Las Almas Cartel.

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Exclusive: Prison Break and Fargo star Peter Stormare is among cast to have joined action-thriller Off The Grid.

Also joining Josh Duhamel, Greg Kinnear and María Elisa Camargo are Talia Asseraf (Kill ‘Em All 2) and Ricky Russert.

In the film, a scientist (Duhamel) steals an experiment and hides off the grid in Europe to prevent it from becoming weaponized. His former research partner (Kinnear), along with an extraction team, is sent in to find him and locate the missing experiment.

Stormare plays Belcor, the evil corporate genius who sends Kinnear’s character and his team of mercenaries led by Mia (played by Asseraf) and Marcus (played by Russert) after Duhamel’s character who is hiding off the grid.

Directed by Johnny Martin (Hangman), pic is being produced by Richard Salvatore for March On Productions, David Lipper and Bobby Daly Jr. for Lipper/Daly Productions (aka Latigo Films...

Exclusive: Colombian-Ecuadorian actress María Elisa Camargo is making her English-language debut in action-thriller Off The Grid, which as we previously revealed is being led by Josh Duhamel (Transformers franchise) and Oscar nominee Greg Kinnear (As Good As It Gets).

In the film, a scientist (Duhamel) steals an experiment and hides off the grid in Europe to prevent it from becoming weaponized. His former research partner (Kinnear), along with an extraction team, is sent in to find him and locate the missing experiment.

Camargo plays Josey, a resilient Colombian immigrant who runs a bed and breakfast with her parents and works as a bartender in the local bar, where her sharp wit have made her a beloved figure in the community. Red Sea Media is handling sales on the movie.

Directed by Johnny Martin (Hangman), pic is being produced by Luca Matrundola and Richard Salvatore and is executive-produced by Red Sea’s Roman Kopelevich.

Romance, suspense and drama dominate the 2023 slate of Telemundo Global Studios, which presented its 2023 lineup at Content Americas under the banner The Telemundo Edge. Speaking to Variety before hosting Telemundo’s presentation, Karen Barroeta, executive VP of production and development, noted: “We have evolved the genre so much that we now call them contemporary dramas, not telenovelas.” The long-form format runs an average of 80 episodes, stripped Monday to Friday, instead of the 120+ count of the traditional telenovelas.

Telemundo’s programming is also buoyed by its action-packed Super Series, the International Emmy-winning franchise “El Señor de los Cielos” (“Lord of the Skies”), which just launched Season 8 on Jan. 17 to stellar ratings. Inspired by real events, the show stars Rafael Amaya as the titular drug lord who undergoes plastic surgery in order to evade capture. “The show is always rooted in reality,” said Barroeta who added that writer/creator Luis Zelkowicz has some 800 hours under his belt.

Los Angeles-based Spanish-language streamer Pantaya has announced that its new thriller series “MalaYerba,” co-produced with Colombia’s Dynamo and Sony Pictures Television (Spt), will launch on Oct. 14 exclusively on the platform in the U.S. and Puerto Rico. The streamer has also released a first-look teaser image for the show.

Dynamo executive producer Natalia Echeverri co-created the series with director Andrés Beltrán and screenwriter Esteban Orozco. Beltrán is joined by Salomón Simhon (“Detective Marañón”) as co-director. The series is co-produced by Pantaya, Sony Pictures Television and Dynamo, with Spt handling global distribution.

In “MalaYerba,” a popular Colombian slang for marijuana, Félix, Mariana and Ignacio, three young ambitious business professionals in Colombia, are excited to get in on the ground for of a potentially lucrative industry after the legalization of medical marijuana. With all the necessary resources: Mariana the land, Ignacio the connections and Félix with his own unique strand, the trio establishes their own company,...

The fourth season of Univision’s hit reality dance competition “¡Mira Quién Baila!” (Look Who’s Dancing) premieres at 8 p.m. Et/Pt (7 p.m. Ct) and is packed with new surprises, star choreographer, Anibal Marrero, and ten new celebrities, including El Dasa, María Elisa Camargo, Manny Manuel, Graciela Beltran, and Marjorie de Sousa, all dancing their way to a grand cash prize, which will be donated to their charity of choice. · Tune in for “Sal y Pimienta” (Salt and Pepper) Special airing at 9 p.m. Et/Pt (8 p.m. Ct) this Sunday for a backstage special during the grand premiere of “¡Mira Quién Baila!” featuring exclusive interviews with the contestants immediately following their first on-stage performances. In honor of Mexico’s...