May 22 2008 Jay Roach Warns of More Austin Powers, Focker Sequels

Mike Myers and Ben Stiller may have been temporarily distracted promoting the shit out of their respective zany new comedies on American Idol last night, but Jay Roach wants to remind us all that we aren't out of the woods as far as Austin Powers/Meet the Focker sequels are concerned. The director spoke to MTV and warned that everyone involved is thinking about ways to make comedy as a whole just a little broader with another sequel to either/both series, effectively jangling the keys to his nuclear armaments, adding, "We’re just trying to find the right story that makes it worth doing again." So if you're around Jay Roach at a dinner party or something, don't mention any new time periods where it would be funny to say "Groovy, baby!"; don't speak of ways pratfalls led to disaster with your in-laws; no midget jokes. Otherwise, you will be held responsible when Mike Myers puts in those hilarious prosthetic teeth.

Sequels To 'Austin Powers,' Meet the Parents' Inching Along [MTV]

Apr 14 2008 Gisele Bundchen in 'Austin Powers 4'? Wait, What Was That About an 'Austin Powers 4'?

If there was any small solace I was able to take away from the midget/penis-joke-filled Love Guru trailer, it was that at least it meant the death of the increasingly painful Austin Powers franchise, and all the fading remnants of impressions and Halloween costumes that go with it. Or so I thought! But no! Reportedly, model Gisele Bundchen is being considered for the female lead in a new Austin Powers movie! And there's already a script! And Mike Myers will play like twenty characters with various funny levels of body hair and obesity (just educated speculation, as of now)!

But you know what really annoys me, even more than the horrifying idea of another cameo-filled Austin Powers sequel? That the Boston Globe is reporting this as "Look at this new role Tom Brady's girlfriend might have!" instead of "Holy shit! Mike Myers is sneaking another Austin Powers movie out, and he's already casting this thing that no one had heard about until now!" They just breeze past the whole horrible movie part and get back to how Bundchen speaks Portuguese. It's like announcing tomorrow's cafeteria lineup is fish sticks and green beans, and also it's Armageddon. Let's keep the focus where it belongs, Globe.

And can we discuss why Mike Myers seems so bent on "yeah, baby"-ing his way out of any comedy legacy he may have once had?

'Powers' Play [Boston Globe]