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Originally Posted by Damienthathedge

IIRC the movie was supposed to be the Double arc, but Suda while wanting to is booked for the next two years. So instead they opted for Den-O

Something odd was going on with the W Armor and its inclusion in the movie, but I don't think the movie originally being W focused is the case. The original toy catalogue didn't list the W armor as a movie form. It was seemingly just another tv show one - and the design was different from the armor we actually got in the movie.

So, something made them decide to throw it into the movie - even though they didn't bother getting any actors from W - the food stall salesman is a Toei producer and that apparently resulted in it getting redesigned to be cheaper too (only has armor for the upper part of the chest, unlike all the other armors that cover the entire body). I doubt the lack of Philip's actor would be the sole reason behind that decision either considering how we got several armors in the tv show with no main actor involved.