Drawing one of Saturday's biggest crowds
to the Croisette was the photo call for Austin Powers 2, The Spy Who Shagged Me. As a warm up for the night's party (the town's second hot ticket after Empire's 10th anniversary bash) Mike Myers and co-star Heather Graham appeared on a specially constructed stage outside Planet Hollywood.
After a start late enough to leave the fans in a state of frenzied excitement the mood dipped when the film's two stars appeared as themselves, waved, smiled and then disappeared. No Austin, no Felicity Shagwell but lots of free merchandising for those assembled.
The film is due for a UK release at the end of July and if the second trailer is anything to go by it should be a smash. Featuring Austin Powers returning to the sixties (with those original teeth) and a full-on Jerry Springer fight scene the as well as all the original favourites such as Number Two and Dr Evil’s whiny son.
The film will be reviewed in Empire’s August issue and all the production stories can be found in our Future Films section.
All images taken on a Nikon Coolpix digital camera