Mike Myers might just need this to get the hint. Or redeem himself.
It is official that Myers is now writing Austin Powers 4, but it apparently wont be so much about Austin.
“We’re developing a fourth [movie], entirely from Dr. Evil’s point of view. That is part of what I’ve been doing in the last little while.”Now, Deadline Hollywood Daily has a few more details on which direction Myers is going:
I’m told that Mike Myers has started writing Austin Powers 4 which will be a homage to his father. “It’s very personal with a father and son theme loosely based on his own life,”
Much of Myer’s personal disappointment and insecurity came from his relationship with his father. While Myers was aspiring to be a comedian his father would gently encourage him to try something else insisting “you just aren’t that funny”
Myers spent most of his career motivated to prove his father wrong. Shortly before Myers hit it super big, his father passed away. Myers never got to prove to his father that he could do it and this affected him deeply.
Perhaps this comedic father son story would be a nice send off to his father and closure to this emotional hinge in Myers life.
I hope it is good. I always felt the Dr Evil character and especially Scott Evil were the strongest parts of the film.
