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Because THE LOVE GURU Won The Hearts Of Critics And Movie Goers!! Here Comes AUSTIN POWERS 4 - A Dr. Evil Movie??

Published at:  Jul 31, 2008 12:37:07 PM CDT


Merrick here...




Deadline Hollywood reports that Mike Meyers has started scripting the next AUSTIN POWERS installment . Meyers has said all along that if there was a fourth film, it would predominantly center on Dr. Evil - with oblique indication that the Austin Powers character would move through the 'storyline' as a foil for Evil.

But what hasn't been known is that the AP4 plot is really about Dr. Evil and his son (introduced already as Scott Evil, played by Seth Green).


..says THIS ARTICLE at Deadline Hollywood.

Back in April, we heard that Brazilian megababe Gisele Bundchen was in talks to be the next AUSTIN POWERS girl; reports surfaced that her agents had been given a script for AP4 & she was to meet with Meyers & Co. about appearing in the film. [details HERE].

I'm not sure how the April information reconciles with this most recent indication that script work is just now starting. It's possible the latest news is running a little late, or that Meyers and the gang have gone back to the drawing boards and are generating a new script, or that the initial report about the existence of a script was in error from the outset.

One of my favorite lines from a film review, ever:

“The Love Guru” is downright antifunny, an experience that makes you wonder if you will ever laugh again. - A. O. Scott, The New York Times












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  • Jul 31, 2008 10:48:07 AM CDT

    What happened...

    by banzai rootskibango

    to the Keith Moon biopic?

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  • Jul 31, 2008 10:48:08 AM CDT

    Why doesn't Mike Myers come up with some NEW stuff?

    by mraig

    Oh yeah... The Love Guru...

    Bring on Wayne's World 12!

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  • Jul 31, 2008 10:48:32 AM CDT

    Forst ?

    by thecap

    No, can't be.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 10:48:56 AM CDT

    Oh yeah...

    by banzai rootskibango

    Love Guru tanked so he's gotta go back to the well...

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  • Jul 31, 2008 10:49:20 AM CDT

    !*! HOLY MOLY*!

    by rick flemming

    I fogot all about those pictures...Hmmm.. Yeah I would give it a gander. Why not, right? Love the crass sex jokes.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 10:49:23 AM CDT

    Well

    by scytherius

    I never ever just reject a movie out of hand until it comes out. I've been pleasantly surprised before. But his shtick has gotten old (all shticks do) Hope he does something different.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 10:50:36 AM CDT

    That sound you hear is sheer, raw desperation

    by jackrabbitslim

    Someone on here, maybe Quint, that in this day and age no star could sink their career with one movie. Whoever that was - I present to you Mike Meyers.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 10:50:45 AM CDT

    yikes

    by reckni

    Austin Powers 3 sucked. I refuse to see Love Guru, even if it's on TBS and I'm drunk.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 10:51:10 AM CDT

    I want to see a movie

    by samuel fulmer

    Where Eddie Murphy plays Mike Meyers, and Mike Meyers plays Eddie Murphy.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 10:51:42 AM CDT

    *******And another thing...

    by rick flemming

    Didn't it take place in the 60s? Wonder what they will do about that...
    flemmingonfilms.blogspot.com

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  • Jul 31, 2008 10:52:52 AM CDT

    Yeah he's done a lot of shit lately, but...

    by marxeffect

    Dr Evil was funny as fuck, i'd more than happy pay to watch him on screen for 90 mins!

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  • Jul 31, 2008 10:53:06 AM CDT

    Wayne's World 3

    by sheathledger

    Could actually be a good idea...the bit done on the MTV awards was the highlight of the night and it could be funny seeing wayne and garth in the 00's looking out of place in the modern movie environment...

    thier reactions to the cribs super sweet 16 dominated world etc...

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  • Jul 31, 2008 10:56:46 AM CDT

    Mike, I want to say just hang it up . . .

    by nice marmot

    . . . but I know you are funny. Can you just tone it down and maybe play a normal person? Why's it have to always be a zany character? I honestly thought the next Myers news we'd here was about the Sprockets movie. Powers 4??? Good luck w/ that one.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 10:56:48 AM CDT

    It's over Meyers...put down the bad script down, and walk away!

    by retroactive

    It's over!

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  • Jul 31, 2008 10:59:05 AM CDT

    RE: The Keith Moon biopic

    by mr. nice gaius

    Last I heard/read, Myers is no longer going to be playing Keith Moon. That's a relief. He's too old and I seriously doubt he's got any drumming skills whatsoever.Now, if they were to a cast a full-on Mod Jason Schwartzman, they might be onto something. Not only does he look like a young Keith Moon, he's a drummer.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:00:25 AM CDT

    Please make it so..

    by skimn

    ..because I haven't gotten my fill of bad puns, double entendres and silly names from his last 3 films.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:00:55 AM CDT

    Whatever

    by bilboring

    AP3 was a bad movie.

    When's The Hobbit coming out???

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:02:25 AM CDT

    So I Married an Ax Murderer

    by enderandrew

    That was his high point, and most people didn't even see that movie.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:03:13 AM CDT

    Don't forget Shrek 4

    by enderandrew

    As bad as Shrek 3 was, it still made mad money. I heard they scripted both Shrek 4 and 5.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:04:35 AM CDT

    stoned and drunk...

    by dingus khan

    ...i saw austin powers 3. i laughed throughout the entire thing.

    i will never watch it again, because i am convinced that it is one of the greatest movies of all time.

    please...can't i just have this? don't take it from me, ok?

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:06:09 AM CDT

    Scripted Shrek 4 AND 5?

    by mcvamp

    Wow, they must have used two, maybe even three cocktail napkins for that writer's marathon.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:07:36 AM CDT

    He has done a lot of shit lately

    by hint_of_smegma

    But the AP movies were fucking funny, even if they were hit and miss - and the best thing about them was Dr Evil, Scott and Mini-Me - so a Dr Evil movie could be pretty damn funny. A lot better than the stream of anus movies that star Will Ferrel every five minutes, anyway.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:07:37 AM CDT

    Next up: WAYNE'S WORLD 3

    by mullah omar

    ...with 50-something dudes pretending to be 20.


    Maybe even call Will Ferrell to join as a third wheel and REALLY drench this in diarrhea.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:11:11 AM CDT

    His ex-must have hit him in the pockets...

    by mcvamp

    Why else would he go back to the well again? Divorce is a bitch, eh? Amazingly enough, after 2 1/2 seasons of Venture Brothers, Austin Powers seems even less funny than before. What material is left to dredge, Mike? More Mini-Me dick jokes? More sleepwalking and mugging from Seth Green?

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:11:59 AM CDT

    The Austin Powers' series was a great TRILOGY.

    by mr slippy fist

    Let's keep it that way, Mike.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:20:09 AM CDT

    Hire ScriptGirl UU !!!

    by diagnostic

    She could write it and star in it.


    Yowza.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:20:32 AM CDT

    Mike Myers gotta eat!!!!

    by seth brundle

    and you tell him to walk away from movies haha

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:26:38 AM CDT

    Stop with all the franchise movies

    by eastcoastavenger

    Go back to making "So I Married an Axe Murderer" type of movies. The man is too talented to be stuck doing 3 or 4 of the same characters over and over again. But I guess he does it to himself.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:28:49 AM CDT

    Shrek 4 AND 5 god help us!

    by spectrebeeyatch

    Myers must need cash bad. AP 1 was really funny because I'm a huge Bond fan. But AP 2 and 3... Not so much.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:29:04 AM CDT

    Dingus Kahn

    by skimn

    "Fat, drunk, and stupid is no way to go through life, son." Dean Wormer, circa 1962.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:48:07 AM CDT

    Co-starring Kanye West

    by itto ogami loses daigoro

    George Bush hates black people

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:48:20 AM CDT

    Austin Powers 4: Shag Harder

    by skimn

    Since the bulk of the comedies have been fish-out-of-water themed, place Austin as the sole line of defense in a Die Hard type scenerio, armed only with his trusty penis pump.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 12:00:02 PM CDT

    So the guy makes one flop...

    by mr.brownstone

    and now he's a fucking leper? I guess that's the thanks he gets for making you laugh all those years (don't deny it).

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  • Jul 31, 2008 12:04:14 PM CDT

    Since superheroes are hot now, how about a Middle Aged Man movie

    by stangrossman

    "Hi, I'm Bob. Would you knock me out please?"

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  • Jul 31, 2008 12:04:51 PM CDT

    DrEvil nuked the fridge in 3 when he turned good

    by bmacsmith

    i dont care anymore

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  • Jul 31, 2008 12:28:50 PM CDT

    Mike Myers is now the new Robin Williams

    by spyguy

    A once-talented comedian and satirist devolved into an unfunny hack desperate to be appreciated again. I can't wait for Myers' upcoming movies where he goes around in an R.V. and gets kicked in the nuts by a kid, or he's a wacky wiseacre running for President of the United States. He can't possibly fail!

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  • Jul 31, 2008 12:30:22 PM CDT

    Austin Powers 4: Dr. No Vochal Chords

    by cedar_room

  • Jul 31, 2008 12:33:51 PM CDT

    Least surprising news of all time

    by liberty valance

    Myers pinches off that abysmal Love Guru turd then goes straight back to his recycled joke cash cow. I'd rather see another Wayne's World for fuck's sake.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 12:40:36 PM CDT

    Go the Bill Murray Route, Mike

    by gap toothed tv boy

    No more sequels! Bill Murray has had a career resurgence doing supporting roles and dramatic roles. He should do that instead of crap no one wants to see again. Re-invent yourself, Mike. No one cares about Austin Powers anymore.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 12:48:57 PM CDT

    Seth Green is a power house!

    by wintocha67

    If you can't get him, Rider Strong is available 24/7.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 12:54:01 PM CDT

    I guess I can take another Austin Powers if

    by tvguy4566

    they actually put in some new jokes. AP3 was basically a best of jokes from 1 & 2. No more play on "I got a whole bag of ssssshhhh" bit between Myers and Seth Green. Behind the lighted screen things looking like they are coming out if his buts sight gag sequences.
    I always thought Dr. Evil was by far his best Austin Powers character so if done right, it could be a rebound for him. But he has to stop being lazy and actually write something new.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 12:55:25 PM CDT

    As for the Keith Moon Bio Pic

    by tvguy4566

    Meyers is like 10 years older than when Moon at the age he died. I think it is time for Myers to move on if he still has a desire for that role. That ship has set sail unless they want to do it as a comedy.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 12:55:46 PM CDT

    From Shreck 2 onwards...

    by emeraldboy

    Myers got paid 25 million per movie plus a percent of the Box office and Merchadise. as did the rest of the cast. Myers does not have to work again. Why he still works? who the hell knows.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 1:04:01 PM CDT

    Best Myers performance...

    by henry_krinkle_from_fairlawn

    was his portrayal of Steve Rubell in 54. Movie sucked but he was dead on as that guy. only thing decent in that movie.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 1:14:18 PM CDT

    I have to admit...

    by niceguyeddie19

    I take a lot of pleasure in seeing his career tanking. Who among us doesn't slow down to see the carnage passing by a car wreck? Except this is a lot less serious since nothing is dying but a career. It's the cinematic equivalent of rubber necking. A Dr. Evil movie? About ten minutes of the entire AP trilogy is actually funny, and none of it involves Dr. Evil. I want to see this go down in flames. I want him to make Shrek 4 so awful that Shrek 5 goes direct to video. I want to see him move to the unsettled wilds of Canada, too embarrassed to return to film.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 1:17:48 PM CDT

    Dr. Evil rules.

    by fiester

    Say what you like about Myers, but Dr. Evil is pure comedic gold.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 1:25:57 PM CDT

    Wayne's World 3 NEEDS TO BE MADE!!!

    by performingmonkey

    Wayne and Garth should have represented bands for years or something. Now they're hired to get failing rock gods back into shape.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 1:39:44 PM CDT

    World War III would be funnier...

    by harry weinstein

  • Jul 31, 2008 1:51:12 PM CDT

    Doctor Evil Goes Fourth

    by arcadiands

    will puss-in-boots lick himself again?

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  • Jul 31, 2008 1:54:08 PM CDT

    M-O-O-N. That spells desperation...

    by tom cullen

    What Mike Myers really needs to do is to realise that his schtick no longer works, and that he can no longer simply trade on gooning around. Instead he needs to actually return to *acting* and to writing stories that actually have character and story and a proper through-line, rather than these absolutely horrible train-wreck so called comedies that are only slightly less funny than a maternity ward full of cot death. Myers has gotten lazy in his schtick, and he needs to get hungry again, and get back to the fundamentals of performance and writing, and until he does just that I'll be avoiding him like the fucking anti-comedy plague that he has sadly become.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 1:58:49 PM CDT

    Wayne's World 3 could ONLY work if...

    by sithdan

    Wayne and Garth's advancing ages are acknowledged. They can be painted as 30-something-year-old headbangers trying to fit in the modern world.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 2:01:02 PM CDT

    Bill Murray's career resurgence

    by hamtaro hentai

    If you want proof, the guy did 2 Garfield movies and was mostly left alone. More "WTF" than "This guy's a hack" Meyers should follow his lead. Also, did anyone see '54'? Was he any good in that?

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  • Jul 31, 2008 2:44:02 PM CDT

    I think his wife was his muse

    by bobo_vision

    His mother-in-law was his inspiration, too. Now they're both gone, along with his Dad who he also cited as his inspiration. All the people around him who once gave made his creative juices flow have either died or left him. He may never get it back.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 2:58:47 PM CDT

    Re:54

    by rameses

    Myers was okay in that, though there was a bit of an Austin Powers vibe about him.I liked the original AP a lot , and when AP2 came out ..I enjoyed it , but could see that he was just going over the same shit again.But he deserved to make some dough and I gave it a lot of good will.But really felt that was it was enough.He should have stopped whilst he was ahead.I didn;t bother seeing the third one , as it looked like he was pushing his luck, and the doctor evil business , had worn as thin as rice paper.A fourth one is asking for trouble .Myers seems to have backed himself into a corner and is frightened to try something new.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 3:05:23 PM CDT

    Disaster Movie 2: Austin Powers 4

    by turketron

    lolocaust

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  • Too soon?

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  • Jul 31, 2008 3:23:34 PM CDT

    I've said it before..I'll say it again....

    by conspiracy

    Comedians have a shelf life. Like the "funny" uncle that tells the same joke every year at Christmas...it is funny the first time or two..after that you just avoid the guy to keep from hearing it....Love Guru is proof people are avoiding Meyers.


    Mike..We have heard the jokes..and they WERE funny...but 10-15 years of the same old gags over and over...enough is enough....take your bow and exit stage left.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 3:26:57 PM CDT

    Spyguy

    by hamtaro hentai

    The reason you can't really compare Williams to Meyers is that Williams has had some truly great dramatic roles, and isn't afraid to take chances. I can forgive 'RV' because of things like 'Good Will Hunting' old reference I know, but I am pretty sure that the next Williams movie at least might be original.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 3:36:27 PM CDT

    I can't picture it...

    by obsd

    I can't picture Mike Myers writing a NEW Austin Powers script. I can, however, picture him taking the old scripts, cutting the "best parts" out and pasting them to a peice of paper while crossing out some characters' names replacing them with other, equally ridiculous ones in crayon. "Behold, my new script!" I've hated the Austin Powers movies ever since they introduced the midget (I really hate midget "humor". I can't explain it, but that shit's as funny to me as getting kicked in the nuts during the holocaust.)and there's no way I'll ever watch the turdfest that is the Love Guru. Everybody says his career is over, but as long as the Shrek movies come out, he'll be swimming in a pool of monety like Scrooge McDuck.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 3:50:28 PM CDT

    And when Austin Powers 4 fails...

    by thedarklinglord

    We'll get a Shrek 4 and a Wayne's World 3. Because, like any good SNL skit, the material keeps getting funnier the more you pound it into the ground. Maybe they'll film 2 hours of the cast just standing around, beating a dead horse with baseball bats and crowbars and hockey sticks.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 3:53:29 PM CDT

    dear God

    by snappy

    How did a shit-sliver thin premise like Austin Powers ever get to one sequel, let alone planning a fourth film? The original movie killed the joke, this is ass-raping its rotting corpse. For God's sake Mike, retire to the beach and live off your earnings. Spare the world.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 4:14:34 PM CDT

    Lothar of the Hill People

    by badger999

    That is the old Mike Meyers SNL skit that needs a feature-length treatment.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 4:23:15 PM CDT

    Entertainment Weekly 9/20/2008 #998

    by chief joseph

    Ever since I read that issue on what Mike Myers is like in real life, I went from apathetic on Myers to hating him. What an egomaniac.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 4:47:01 PM CDT

    Goldmember was fine

    by smackfu

    AP1 was great, AP2 was a masterpiece, and AP3 was not quite as good as part 1 but still had a lot of laughs in it.
    - the whole Mole scene, the stick slowly coming from off-screen to poke the guy's mole, hilarious
    - Goldmember himself, though didn't deliver many big laughs, was bizarre and creative.
    - the entire sickbay scene had me howling. How can you not like a movie where a midget hiding in a man's trousers spits applejuice out his pee flap during a physical? - And the silhouetted image of the 'baby' and placenta dropping out of Powers, then the 'baby' chews through his umbilical cord and scampers off. I don't think I've ever heard an audience howling that hard during a comedy.

    The only problem with AP3 is part 2 set the bar too high.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 4:59:45 PM CDT

    Gus...

    by jackofhearts29

    What's really sad is that we have to JUST stand and watch it.. that we can't hurry it along ourselves.
    Kind of like W's presidency.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 5:07:27 PM CDT

    I actually preferred Goldmember...

    by broosethescharuk

    ...over the other two, but I never want to see so much as a picture of Austin Powers, Dr. Evil, Mini Me, or any of those fuckers ever again. Mike Myers should just start playing the funny neighbor or the funny in-law or whatever in real people's movies. He could just show up at the right moment to crack everyone up by pretending he's going down an escalator behind the couch or do his Canadian guy lazily pretending to be Scottish bit or whatever. He's like my not-so-funny English uncle who makes the same jokes every time you see him, except without the convincing accent.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 5:08:42 PM CDT

    "How 'bout NOooooo."

    by george newman

    let the quotes commence

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  • Jul 31, 2008 6:28:00 PM CDT

    "It's got lil' creatures living in it"

    by the winged doucheman

    "Then we shall Rule it!"

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  • Jul 31, 2008 6:37:08 PM CDT

    And people call Tarantino self indulgent. . .

    by jimmay

    Myers has to know that almost no one liked Love Guru. He can't even console himself on the rationalization that critics just didn't "get" it because the general public shunned it as well. Yet he forges on, insisting, against all contrary evidence that his eleven year old-both literally and figuratively-brand of poo poo wee wee humor is secretly hilarious. This guy just can't take a hint.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 6:46:13 PM CDT

    The Love Guru is why I'll never trust Moriarty again

    by expert_40

    It was a piece of absolute shit, and he couldn't contain his glee at sucking its cock and fondling its balls.I'll never trust another fucking word Mori says. Just like with Harry and his disgusting love for the piece of shit that was Attack of the Clones.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 7:29:06 PM CDT

    Enjoyed the Austin one and two.

    by mrfan

    To me the only good thing about three was Michael Caine. But he is good in anything he does.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 7:51:40 PM CDT

    I want to see Hostel 3 with Mike Meyers being tortured.

    by rev. slappy

    I hate him.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 7:58:37 PM CDT

    Can we leave the 90s

    by ebolarama

  • Jul 31, 2008 7:58:55 PM CDT

    In the 90s?

    by ebolarama

  • Jul 31, 2008 8:05:20 PM CDT

    Shag Now Or Shag...Never!

    by cellardweller

    I vote NEVER. Retire with a little dignity Mike! You're a hack. You're washed up and you've been to the Austin Powers "well" one too many times. You don't need the money. Hell, Vern doesn't even need the money at this point! You belong in comedy Hell for The Love Guru but most especially for butchering the beloved Cat In The Cat!

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  • Jul 31, 2008 8:07:42 PM CDT

    ...In The HAT

    by cellardweller

    Aw, you know what I meant!

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  • Jul 31, 2008 8:46:50 PM CDT

    Errr....ummm....

    by dvdhound79

    ...those looking for a return to his best, this is a step in the right direction. But are they willing to give it a try? I'm not so sure myself.

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  • Jul 31, 2008 9:01:42 PM CDT

    Are you mental or what?

    by hadez

    *sigh* I miss Wayne's World...

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  • Jul 31, 2008 9:11:02 PM CDT

    why no Deiter movie?

    by obsd

    TOUCH MY MONKEY!!! TOUCH IT!!!

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  • Jul 31, 2008 9:23:08 PM CDT

    Austin Powers BEGINS, directed by Chris Nolan.

    by mrhazard

    Seriously tho, no more Austin Powers movies... That crap was played out by the time the 3rd one was released SIX YEARS AGO!

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  • Jul 31, 2008 9:23:21 PM CDT

    "A trillion is more than a billion, numbnuts."

    by hobocode

    Remember when Seth Green was funny?

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  • Jul 31, 2008 10:33:50 PM CDT

    You can smell the flop sweat......

    by darthliquidator

    Does this honestly surprise anyone? A comedian whose momumental ego is fed by his ability to create audience-embracing iconic characters..finds his latest character thunderously rejected by both audiences and critics alike. So he immediately rushes back to his comfort zone...and the characters that already have
    proven success. You can expect the
    remainder of Meyer's career to alternate between "Shrek" and
    "Austin Powers" sequels.

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  • AP was funny, don't be a hater. AP2 was also funny, but doesn't hold up as well. AP3 was just a bucket of cameos and recycled gags that were amusing in theatre but completely forgettable and have about a five-minute half-life. Still, aren't we shooting fish in a barrel here. While we're at it, let's make fun of Eddie Murphy and talk about how bad "Meet Dave" flopped. Also, for anyone who doesn't think the fans will all come out of the wood work for AP4, I have one or more words for you..."The X-Files: I Want to Believe."

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  • Jul 31, 2008 11:28:22 PM CDT

    WHO THE FUCK IS Mike Meyers ??? IT'S FUCKING "MIKE MYERS" YO

    by sovikos

  • Aug 01, 2008 2:04:22 AM CDT

    It'll Be a Hit

    by eyeofpolyphemus

    Hasn't each one of the sequels done better box office than the one before?

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  • Aug 01, 2008 3:04:45 AM CDT

    Loved the first sequel; hated GOLDMEMBER

    by thegreatwhatzit

    Why is Myers writing AUSTIN POWERS 4? Because THE LOVE GURU seriously tanked (please, nobody's dancing to this "I'm doing Part IV for my father" routine).

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  • Aug 01, 2008 3:42:04 AM CDT

    Love Guru was great

    by estacado1

    His Austin Powers movies tend to overdo the jokes, but in Love Guru, he managed to find the right balance. I actually think Love Guru is way better than any of his Austin Powers movies.

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  • Aug 01, 2008 4:49:00 AM CDT

    I loved Austin Powers back in the day

    by fastcars

    Bought the first one and second one on VHS (Remember that?) Saw Goldmember in the theater and thought it was alright. Haven't seen any of them again in over six years. Or done any DVD purchases. I'd be tempted to buy the first one, and maybe the 2nd, but I don't really care anymore. The "Austin Powers" gags are kind of embarrassing now, but I bet the Dr. Evil gags hold up. In any event, Myers will have to do more than focus on Dr. Evil in a sequel. He'll have to come with NEW bits that aren't just tepid callbacks to bits that already worked. I'm not sure he can pull it off, considering The Love Guru fiasco. Maybe he should back to his roots - improv on stage - for a while and get his funny back.

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  • Aug 01, 2008 6:50:00 AM CDT

    Mike Meyers...

    by project424

    ...needs to pull a Robin Williams and act in a picture like Insomnia, or One Hour Photo. Maybe it could be about a stand-up comedian / serial killer in the late 80s yuppie scene. Think The King Of Comedy meets American Psycho! Oh, and he NEEDS to speak in ventriloquist form when he's the "crazy" one.

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  • Aug 01, 2008 8:25:06 AM CDT

    I hear they're modelling this one on Batman Begins

    by spandau belly

    Or is that just the standard press release header these days?

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  • Aug 05, 2008 8:05:58 AM CDT

    what a great quote from the times dude!

    by coup

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