Woodz cast in Joseon-era actioner 'Nambeol'

Woodz is picking up a bow and arrow for his next screen outing.

Production company Hive Media Corp said Thursday that the singer-songwriter, whose real name is Cho Seung-youn, has joined the cast of "Nambeol," a hard-boiled martial arts actioner set in the early years of the Joseon era.

The film follows nine warriors of varying ranks and abilities who sail to Tsushima, a Japanese island off Korea's southeastern coast, to rescue Korean captives taken by pirates.

Woodz will play a sharpshooting ar ...