Mike Myers teases a possible fourth Austin Powers movie admitting he thinks there is 'absolutely' more story to tell from the title character
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More than two decades after the third Austin Powers movie hit theaters - 2002's Austin Powers in Goldmember - Mike Myers is again teasing a fourth movie.
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More than two decades after the third Austin Powers movie hit theaters - 2002's Austin Powers in Goldmember - Mike Myers is again teasing a fourth movie.

The 60-year-old actor brought the character he created to life in three movies - 1997's Austin Powers, 1999's Austin Powers in The Spy Who Shagged Me and 2002's Austin Powers in Goldmember.

While all three were box office hits, there has been little to no movement on a fourth film, though it has been rumored and bandied about for years.

Myers hit the red carpet on Monday at the AFI Lifetime Achievement Award tribute to Nicole Kidman, when he was asked by ET about the oft-rumored sequel.

'I can neither confirm nor deny the existence or non-existence of such a project,' Myers said slyly on the red carpet.

When asked if he thinks there more story to tell with the beloved comedy character, Myers stated, 'Absolutely.'

1997's Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery was just a modest hit, taking in $59.3 million domestic and $67.7 million worldwide on just a $16.5 million budget.

The sequel - 1999's Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me - took in $206 million domestic and $313.7 million worldwide from just a $33 million budget.

The third film - 2002's Austin Powers in Goldmember fared well domestically ($213.3 million) but sank internationally ($83.6 million) for $296.9 million from a $63 million budget.

This is far from the first time Myers has hinted at a fourth Austin Powers movie, with the actor/writer/producing telling EW in 2005 that he was hopeful for another one.

'There is hope! We're all circling and talking to each other. I miss doing the characters,' Myers said at the time.

He then revealed in 2007 that the idea he had for the fourth movie had more to do with his nefarious villain Dr. Evil than Austin Powers.

'No, no, there is a fully conceived idea for a fourth and I can just say that it's from Dr. Evil's point of view,' he said.

'So if you balanced how much of it was Austin with Dr. Evil, it's more about Dr. Evil than Austin,' Myers added.

There was talk in 2008 that the film was given the green light, with Jay Roach returning to direct and Gisele Bundchen offered a role in the film.

Myers and Roach would express various amounts of interest in a fourth film throughout the next decade in a half in several interviews.

Still there has been no official word on when a fourth Austin Powers movie may actually move forward and head into production.