Austin Powers international bodies but is constantly thwarted by Powers, and (to a degree) his own inexperience with life and culture in the 1990s. In "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery", Austin and Dr. Evil are awakened after being cryogenically frozen for thirty years. Continuing to incorporate cultural elements of the 1960s and 1970s, "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me" and "Austin Powers in Goldmember" feature time travel as a plot device and deliberately overlook inconsistencies. A proposed fourth film, "Austin Powers 4", has reportedly been in development since 2005. Myers himself has stated in interviews that the idea for "Austin
Austin Powers (character) This group made a number of live club and television performances in character. Myers' then wife, Robin Ruzan, encouraged him to write a film based on Austin Powers. Obituaries of Simon Dee (1935–2009), the radio and television presenter, stated that his "Sixties grooviness" made him the inspiration for the character. Mike Myers has claimed his father was the inspiration behind Austin Powers. In November 2010, he was voted #23 in "Entertainment Weekly"'s list "The 100 greatest characters of the last 20 years." Austin Powers (character) Sir Austin Danger Powers, KBE, is a fictional character from the "Austin Powers" series of