Mike Myers is setting the record straight with the possibility of “Austin Powers 4,” a sequel that fans have been hoping for since the release of the third film, “Austin Powers in Goldmember,” in 2002. More than two decades later, Myers offered a one-word answer that has sparked excitement among fans, though he stopped short of sharing other details about the future.
It’s been nearly 30 years since Mike Myers first graced the silver screen as groovy British secret agent Austin Powers, and fans of the franchise have been waiting for a fourth film since the third film came out in 2002.
Recently, Myers was a guest on “Trevor Noah’s World Cup Watch Party,” and the host read some questions from fans, one of which was, “Will we ever see an Austin Powers 4?” Noah barely finished the question when Myers quickly answered, “Yes.”
“Wow, that was a quick yes,” Noah remarked. Despite confirming that “Austin Powers 4” is happening, Myers did not divulge other details about the project.
Some cast members reunited for a Verizon ad
On June 16, Verizon released a new ad featuring some of the most beloved characters from “Austin Powers,” including Myers as Dr. Evil, Seth Green as his son Scott Evil, Rob Lowe as Young Number 2 and Mindy Sterling as Frau Farbissina. Jay Roach, who helmed all three “Austin Powers” movies, also directed the commercial.
The ad has Dr. Evil to share his latest idea, Menace Mobile, a communications company. “We want the most confusing prices and plans ever,” says the villain.
In an interview with AdweekVerizon’s SVP of creative and brand design, Ricardo Aspiazu, said: “Dr. Evil is a staple of modern culture: memes, catchphrases and GIFs still flood social media across all generations. The choices weren’t about tracking decades, they were about tracking relevance.”
Mike Myers talked about the possibility of a fourth film in the past
In 2024, Myers was asked about possibility of a fourth filmbut he refused to answer directly, saying only that he could “neither confirm nor deny” the project. However, he said there were “absolutely” more stories to tell in the franchise.
talking with IGN in 2012, Myers said he already had a “fully-conceived idea” of what the fourth film might be about, teasing that it would be from Dr. Evil’s perspective rather than Austin Powers’. “So if you balanced how much of it was Austin with Dr. Evil, it’s more about Dr. Evil than Austin,” he explained.
The actor shared the same sentiment in 2019. Myers said, “It’s probably from Dr. Evil’s point of view. But again, I can neither confirm nor deny such an existence. That’s all I’ll say.”
The cast talks about the film’s delay
Clint Howard, who played radar operator Johnson Ritter in all three “Austin Powers” movies, said The Hollywood Reporter that he would absolutely agree to appear in another film if asked. The actor also shared the possible reason behind the fourth film’s delay.
“I heard that when Verne died, Mike said he would never do another ‘Austin Powers’ movie without Verne. Maybe time will heal that wound,” Howard said.
Verne Troyer, who played Dr. The Evil clone Mini-Me in the second and third turns, died in 2018. His cause of death was alcohol poisoning and the manner of death was determined to be a suicide.
Director Jay Roach spoke The independent in 2019, saying that Troyer’s Mini-Me was a character he and Myers wanted to explore further in the fourth film. “If Mike cracks it and figures it out, we would certainly pay tribute to him in some way,” he added.
Mike Myers created Austin Powers as a tribute to his father
In 2017, Myers shared the inspiration behind creating “Austin Powers.” The actor told The Hollywood Reporter that his father was influential in his love of comedy and introduced him to James Bond, The Beatles, Dudley Moore and Peter Sellers. His father died in 1991.
Myers wrote a draft of the script in 1995 and showed it to Roach, who helped develop it. “Jay and I were sitting around thinking, ‘What if Austin Powers was based on an obscure British cartoon that we turned into a movie?’
The Austin Powers franchise has grossed more than $676 million across three films: “Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery” (1997), “Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me” (1999) and “Austin Powers in Goldmember” (2002).
