Austin Powers has dealt with stolen mojo, and now his "Goldmember" has been taken away.

The much-anticipated "Austin Powers in Goldmember" has been forced to take the "Goldmember" out of its title because the Motion Picture Association of America claims it is an unauthorized parody of the 1964 James Bond film "Goldfinger."

A spokesperson for New Line Cinema, which plans to release the flick July 26, said the studio is in the arbitration process and trying to resolve the matter under the MPAA guidelines. "Until that time, we will be referring to the film as the third installment of 'Austin Powers,' " the spokesperson said.

The movie, which will star Destiny's Child's Beyoncé Knowles and will feature a Britney Spears cameo, came under fire when MGM, United Artists and the producers of the James Bond movies, Danjaq Productions, discovered the use of "Goldmember" had not been authorized.

"MGM/UA and Danjaq have a zero-tolerance policy toward anyone who tries to trade in on the James Bond franchise without authorization," an MGM spokesperson said.

The second Austin Powers movie, 1999's "Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me," parodied the 1977 Bond film "The Spy Who Loved Me" and was cleared by the MPAA. New Line did not follow those procedures with "Goldmember," the MGM spokesperson said. The dispute does not have to do with the content of the movie.

Until the matter is resolved, New Line has taken down its promotional Web sites for "Austin Powers in Goldmember."