Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery the film: it may be found in James Wallerstein's "The Cactus Wildcat" (1954) and E.B. White's "The Trumpet of the Swan" (1970).) Daniel Craig, who has portrayed James Bond on screen since 2006, credited the Austin Powers franchise with the relatively serious tone of later Bond films. "We had to destroy the myth because Mike Myers fucked us," Craig said in a 2014 interview, making it "impossible to do the gags" of earlier Bond films which Austin Powers satirized. "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery" received positive reviews. The film received a 70% approval rating on Rotten Tomatoes, based on
Number 2 (Austin Powers) Number 2 (Austin Powers) Number 2 is a fictional character in the "Austin Powers" franchise. He is played by Robert Wagner in all three films, while his younger self is played by Rob Lowe in "". He briefly appears as a teenager in a flashback in "Goldmember", portrayed by Evan Farmer. The character was modeled on the James Bond villain Emilio Largo who was number 2 of SPECTRE in the 1965 James Bond movie "Thunderball". His name is intended as a humorous dual parody. Number One is the traditional term for a First Officer in the British Navy. "Number 2"