By Pierce Conran
Before he makes a decision on his offer to potentially star alongside Lee Jung-jae and Jun Ji-hyun in
Choi Dong-hoon's 30s-set blockbuster thriller Assassination, Ha Jung-woo is going to spend some time both before and behind the camera with his sophomore directing gig
Chronicle a of Blood Merchant. Joining him in this adaptation of a 1995 novel by Chinese writer Yu Hua will be Ha Ji-won, the actress known for her spunky action roles in
Duelist (2005) and
Sector 7 (2011).