Mike Myers said “Yes!” when asked whether Austin Powers 4 is happening, giving fans of Austin Powers the clearest signal yet that the franchise may be coming back after more than two decades away. He made the remark during Trevor Noah’s World Cup Watch Party and then stopped there, offering no release window, plot hint or cast detail.
That one-word answer landed now because Myers is back in view for a new Verizon commercial, putting the Austin Powers name in front of audiences again at a moment when the series has been dormant since 2003. Trevor Noah even reacted to the answer by saying, “wow, that was a quick yes!”
The franchise began with Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery in 1997, continued with The Spy Who Shagged Me in 1999 and Goldmember in 2003, and went on to top $670 million at the box office. Myers created the series with Jay Roach, and New Line Cinema co-produced and released the films. For a character built as a spoof of a frozen 1960s British spy, the gap between Goldmember and any possible Austin Powers 4 is part of the point: the series has been absent long enough that even a blunt “Yes!” feels like news.
But the answer still leaves the most important question unresolved. Myers has said before that there were “absolutely” more stories to tell, and in 2019 he suggested any sequel would likely be told “from Dr. Evil’s point of view.” That keeps the door open, but it does not confirm that a film is in production, nor when one would arrive. Myers’ last leading live-action role was The Love Guru in 2008, so any return to Austin Powers would mark a rare comeback to the big-studio comedy lane he helped define.
For now, the status of Austin Powers 4 is simple: Myers sounded certain, but he did not explain what “Yes!” meant. Until he does, fans have a signal rather than a schedule.
