Bringing Dr. Evil out of retirement for aSuper Bowlcommercial was always going to lead to one question: IsMike Myersplanning anAustin Powerscomeback? It is now twenty years since Myers last appeared on the big screen as Austin Powers, Dr. Evil and a number of other characters including the titularGoldmemberin the third film of the series. According to the actor, he would love to bring the retro spy back forAustin Powers 4, but for now, he cannot confirm or deny the existence of such a project that may or may not be under consideration.
Austin Powers: International Man of Mysterywas a moderate success when it was released in 1997, bringing in just under $70 million from its $16.5 million budget. Of course this meant a sequel was greenlit and two years later the super-spy was back inThe Spy Who Shagged Me, with double the budget but a whopping $312 million box office win. Myers was once again had his budget doubled for 2002’sGoldmember,and while the film pulled in slightly less revenue that its predecessor, it was still a substantial hit. However, the reviews forGoldmembersuggested that the spy saga was running on empty and were not exactly glowing. Probably for this reason alone, theAustin Powersparty wagon came to a stop right then.
“I would love to do one. Yeah, yeah, yeah. We’ll see. I can neither confirm nor deny the existence or non-existence of such a program, should it exist or not exist.”
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Could We Get An Austin Powers TV Show Rather Than Austin Powers 4?
It is interesting that Myers chose to use the term “a program” when talking about a possible revisit to the world ofAustin Powers, rather than calling it a project or movie. With so many older franchises being successfully revisited at the moment, especially those originally released in the 1990s in that sweet remake range of 20-30 years old, the time would be right for anAustin Powersrevival, and there is no reason why a TV series couldn’t work just as well as a movie. Considering the whole Powers idea was a parody of James Bond movies and old spy serials, a limited series with cliffhanger episodes would fall right in Myer’s ballpark.
Previously Myers spoke about potentially making a fourthPowersmovie that made Dr. Evil the central character. Having reprised the role of Dr. Evil for the General Motors commercial, it could be enough of a kick-start to see Myers reprising both roles again soon in some form.
