But the Orphenoch King was just a suit cameo in Takumi's flashbacks. It's not like he was an actual active character in the movie. If Shinji pulls an Agito in Vs Dai-Shocker, just making an out of suit cameo in the end, yes, they won't bother. But if he's a main character like Tsukasa, Takumi, Jin or even Hongo they'd likely give an explanation for his presence.
Faiz end series spoilers ahead:
[HIDE]I meant the fact that he's still alive, and the Orphenoch (Takumi included) still live because of that. What is he doing about that nowadays? Who else is even attempting to do something about that?[/HIDE]
On an interesting note, seeing the Orphenoch King with his original actor would be quite something, how old is he now? The average of a Rider actor?
Heisei vs Showa performed better than any of Gaim's other movies. It also beat SHTZ, which focused only on newer heroes. So, there's obviously a big enough audience that cares about past heroes, not just the current season.
It's the Fujioka Factor.
Instead of other past Rider actors, I would rather have returning actors from Black RX.
Imagine having Rikiya Koyama back. That dude is AMAZING.
Atsuko Takahata is also still active, and would still make a great villainess.
Jun Koyamaki still talks fondly of her Tokusatsu years, so if Toei asked her for a short cameo, I bet she would do it.
Get that archer girl too. Archer girls are the rage these days.
Koyama did voice Bujin Gaim very recently, I would really like to see what Joe the Haze looks like in action in the movie.
Indeed. When I found out it was him I immediately thought of the possibilites. We need more side-characters returning, dammit, and this is a good one both for the actor's involvement with Toei and because he can be portrayed in such a great way. (He IS a cyborg, so they could give him the weird visor-thingy he had when Kotaro first met him and give him badass action scenes too, Joe is the kind of character that would do as much as a Rider).
EDIT: I thought about Shinji coming back as a main character ala Takumi, and if he does they HAVE to use the Mirror World.
I also mention this because my ambitious fanfics link BLACK RX's demon/mirror earth and Ryuki's Mirror World. But, ehem, that's another topic.