Austin Powers in Goldmember of the film, "Goldmember", led to legal action being taken by MGM, the distributors of the "James Bond" film franchise, that briefly led to the film's title being removed from promotional material and trailers. The dispute was quickly resolved and the film title remained unchanged on the provision that the film would include trailers in its cinema releases for the then-upcoming James Bond film, "Die Another Day", and "". Austin Powers (Myers), having conquered the '90s and the '60s, travels back to the 1970s and teams up with his nemesis Dr. Evil (also played by Myers) to thwart a new
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"