An oral history of Beyoncé in 'Austin Powers: Goldmember,' a goofy anomaly in a now-rarefied pop career. tarantallegra reports
Video: New Line Cinema Beyoncé has given the world innumerable gifts: the lyric “tell MCI to cut the phone poles,” the Bob Fosse–inspired “Single Ladies” dance, the infamous Met Gala elevator drama, decadent pregnancy announcements, this GIF, Coachella. Which Beyoncé souvenir am I most grateful for? I choose what now feels like an anomaly in her rarefied, holier-than-holy pop career: Foxxy Cleopatra, a.k.a. “a whole lotta woman.
The Future Better Get Ready The first Austin Powers movie, International Man of Mystery, grossed a decent $53.9 million in 1997 but swelled in popularity when released on home video later that year. The budget for 1999’s The Spy Who Shagged Me nearly doubled, and Goldmember’s budget doubled again to a reported $63 million.
Lyons: Our casting director, Jeanne McCarthy, was very aware of her and, when Beyoncé came to L.A. on tour, tried to arrange a meeting between her and Jay Roach. But both of their schedules were really tight and just didn’t mesh, and the meeting didn’t happen. Jeanne really stayed on the case, though we did have to start reading a lot of actors. There were some great people, but there was always a bit of a sense that we really needed to get Beyoncé in to read.
Matthew Rolston, director of the “Work It Out” video: This was an important moment in her career, a real turning point, going from the front woman of a successful pop band to a first solo effort. It had been carefully constructed by her mom and dad to be her debut as an actress and a solo pop act at the same time.
Kate Biscoe, makeup artist: We looked at the fashion magazines of the time, Ebony and Jet. That’s the mood we wanted to get. Photos: Courtesy of Deena Appel; Illustrations by Felipe Sancrez.. Photos: Courtesy of Deena Appel; Illustrations by Felipe Sancrez.. Erwin Kupitz, wigmaker: Mike Myers wanted a combination of Tina Turner’s hair from the ’80s introduced into an Afro.
Beyoncé in the yellow-leather, olive-accented suit in a scene in which she speaks fluent Japanese. Photo: New Line Cinema Appel: Initially, I was really afraid that with Beyoncé would come Tina, because I knew that Tina had a hand in designing a lot of her stage costumes. I had an impression that she would want to be very involved. And much to my surprise, Beyoncé came to her first fitting by herself. Tina was never involved. In fact, I don’t think I ever met her.
Walken: After I had done all these tests, the producer came to me and said, “I know this isn’t going to make you happy, but we have to hire a personal hairstylist for Beyoncé. It’s too big a film.” I was devastated. I’d worked so hard to have someone else take credit for my work. You Have the Right to Yell ‘Action!’, Baby What was it like to work with Beyoncé circa 2002, back when her father still managed her music career and she hadn’t yet curated the untouchable mystique that would define her reputation in the 2010s? At the time, Destiny’s Child was still promoting the album Survivor, and Beyoncé had adopted a 1,200-calorie-per-day diet to play Foxxy. In her own words, “Doing movies are like my college.
Sybil Azur, Foxxy’s backup singer: Beyoncé was at the beginning of her acting career, and we were watching Mike almost guiding her within the scene because this was his wheelhouse. I remember her asking us questions, like “How long have you guys been dancers?” and “Do you do stuff like this a lot?” Britney Spears felt more untouchable.
Gill: We did some of her acting bits first, and then we said we’re going to move to her singing number. So everybody moves the cameras over and we get ready. Here’s our first take and she friggin’ nailed it. It was like, Oh my God, this is her element. This is what she does. She’s not nervous now. She knows exactly what she’s doing. It was totally different.
Biscoe: She could do any accent. She could do British, she could do Scottish, she could do New York. Sasha Fierce, her alter ego who would carry on conversations in a French accent, already existed. People work with dialect coaches to be able to do what she could just naturally do. She has such a good ear, and it’s not just for notes — it’s for inflection, for delivery, for timing, for making vowel sounds.
Michael Caine as Nigel Powers , Beyoncé as Foxxy, and Mike Meyers as Austin, driving his Mini Cooper straight into the ocean. Photo: New Line Cinema Marguerite Derricks, choreographer: I always do a pre-prep on every movie because I know that time is limited with actors. I had everything together so she could come in and see what my vision is — hard-hitting disco moves but done in a really smooth way.. Then I could tailor and alter it.
Photo: Courtesy of Kate BiscoePhoto by Ed Henriques Diane Mizota, actress : Being next to Beyoncé in the makeup chair was like, “Oh, yeah, that’s the girl from Destiny’s Child.” She was pretty quiet. She would kind of whisper little asides to me, like, “Oh my God, I’m so hungry.” I just remember she had this big bodyguard who would come in and sneak her donuts on a napkin. I would see her take a bite behind the napkin and kind of smile at me. I remember thinking, Oh my God, she’s so cute.
Houlihan: “Work it Out” was a blast to record in Los Angeles — incredibly small vocal session with only Beyoncé, Pharrell, and me. The franchise was insatiably obsessed about having singles and music videos. Pop culture is always competitive, but Mike Myers knows better than anyone how to break through. At that time, MTV and 106 & Park on BET were key to opening your film and album release.
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