Timeline of goss!! (11/6/00) Jay Roach told Salon recently that this film will probably be a prequel. (11/20/00) Popcorn.co.uk provides a bit more information from an interview with Roach. One possible concept would show Dr. Evil and Austin as trainees in an academy, where some sort of incident would then set them down their different paths, and we see how they first duel it out. Also, we would see how Austin had a hand in the 1960's "British Invasion."
(12/28/00) Rush and Malloy, NY Daily News columnists, reported this week that Mike Myers is "courting" (I love the use of that word, taken out of its context and stuck into business... "sounds sexy") Sean Connery to play Austin's dad, in this film set mostly in the 1950's and early 1960's. They say that Connery is "cool" to the idea, which is to say he's not "cool" about it. That other, older meaning of the word "cool" has taken a back seat to the one the Fonz helped popularize by now, that it can get confusing. In other words, Connery doesn't think it's such a great idea. Expect more money to be flashed his way... maybe that will "warm" him up to the role.
Maybe Roger Moore is free? George Lazenby even?
(1/13/01) Someone wrote in to say that Mike Myers was on KSJO 92.3 in San Jose, where he reportedly said that he's hoping to sign Jennifer Lopez to costar. This is unconfirmed.
(2/27/01) Variety confirms that plans for this film are moving ahead, with Mike Myers reportedly to receive $25 million against 21% of the gross profits. Covering the same story, The Hollywood Reporter gets the scoop that filming is hoped to start as soon as late in 2001, so this can reach theaters in 2002.
(4/30/01) New Line has added this film to their tentative release schedule for 2002, aiming for next summer. (5/6/01) See added notes to the left about Heather Graham's Felicity Shagwell.
(8/18/01) An unconfirmed rumor/report at AICN confirms the Sean Connery idea, but also throws Tom Cruise in as a possible supporting character.
(8/30/01) Production has been confirmed as starting sometime in the next few months, this fall, 2001.
(9/6/01) A piece by Michael Fleming in today's Variety has a ton of news, including the title and the release date. Mike Myers is upping the ante (he's going to make at least $25 million on this role), now playing four major roles, introducing the mysterious "Goldmember" (though I think it probably means exactly what you think it means, just like, say "Fat Bastard")
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