Austin Powers audio commentary from the DVD release of "Goldmember", Myers revealed that in the fourth film, Fat Bastard would return and regain the weight that he lost in "Goldmember". In May 2007, at the "Shrek the Third" première, Mike Myers announced that a fourth "Austin Powers" film was planned, but that it would focus more on Dr. Evil rather than Austin. He also said that he'd start work on it after he started work on "The Love Guru", which became a box office bomb. In February 2008, it was announced that Jay Roach would return as director. In April 2008, it
Austin Powers is a self confessed fan (his favorite films being the Bond spoof "Casino Royale" and "The Party"). Influences from Sellers' films are apparent throughout the series; the character of Austin Powers reflects the inspiration of Sellers' portrayal of the character Robert Danvers in the 1970 film "There's a Girl in My Soup". Powers' dandyish appearance can also be shown to have been inspired by that of the fictional Jason King – the adventurous character from the ITV Spy fi series "Department S" who was featured in the eponymous spin off series. Other obviously apparent influences are the BBC's "Adam Adamant