They said they signed the contract during the American Film Market, an annual film industry event held in Santa Monica, California, Nov. 4 (local time).
Choi plays Cheon Man-deok who tries to hunt down the last tiger of Joseon (old name of Korea) during Japan's colonial rule of the Korean Peninsula (1910-1945).
The movie will be released in South Korean cinemas on Dec. 16, according to the distributor.