Austin Powers in Goldmember of it was Austin with Dr. Evil, it's more about Dr. Evil than Austin". Also, in the 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.
Austin Powers (character) Powers was a character seen as a parody of James Bond and being influenced by Harry Palmer and characters played by Peter Sellers. The character of Austin Powers represents an archetype of 1960s Swinging London, with his advocacy for free love, his use of obscure impressions and his clothing style (including crushed velvet suits and Beatle boots). Myers, Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs formed the faux British 1960s band Ming Tea after Myers' "Saturday Night Live" stint in the early 1990s. The band members all performed under pseudonyms with 1960s personas. Myers adopted the pseudonym and character of Austin Powers.