Goldmember Almost Didn’t Happen
Photo Credit: New Line Cinema
In 2002, New Line Cinema (the production company for the Austin Powers series) had to take down all of the promotional items for Austin Powers: Goldmember. The company was sued by MGM, which claimed that New Line was trying to profit off their James Bond franchise.
The title was a play on James Bond: Goldfinger which MGM did not take kindly to. They ended up reaching a deal where they would be allowed to use the name Goldmember, but MGM had to greenlight all future titles to make sure that they weren’t parodies of other Bond titles.
