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No, Ganju and Ikkaku can be portrayed already near the middle of the film. The only function of Ikkaku is to help the protagonists to enter the Sereitei ... it does not need a lot of screen time. Ganju will obviously accompany the protagonists and will be a kind of comic relief.

Like I said before ... some captains are going to have more prominence than others. Kenpachi, Aizen and a few others like Gin Ichimaru and Byakuya Kuchiki would have had more screen time in the film than other captains.

Earlier I just said what the beginning of the movie would be like until about half the story.

It would be a rescue movie, the main focus of the movie would be Ichigo doing everything to save Rukia. After the protagonists enter the Sereitei the place will be chaotic with the shinigami hunting the protagonists while Aizen puts his plan into action.