Mike Myers confirms he is writing a fourth Austin Powers film

Mike Myers has confirmed he is writing a fourth Austin Powers film, more than two decades after the last instalment in the comedy series was released.

The 63-year-old actor and comedian told Variety that recent weeks had shown “the time of fear is over, and love is making its comeback”. He said the new film would be about the idea that “the world needs love above all”.

The remarks appear to refer to the Democrats’ strong results in the US midterm elections, although Myers is not quoted explicitly naming the elections.

Myers had seemed to hint at another film during the summer. The previous instalment, *Austin Powers in Goldmember*, was released in 2002 and featured Beyoncé alongside Myers.

The series follows British spy Austin Powers, who is frozen for 30 years before returning in the 1990s to confront his nemesis, Dr Evil, also played by Myers. The first film came out in 1997, followed by *Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me* in 1999.