Although Stampede Entertainment expressed interest in working on the project (which was very loosely based on their previous script pitch for a fifth film which was to be set in Australia), they were offered no effective creative control over the film's story or direction, and thus declined to be credited as Executive Producers.
Despite Stampede Entertainment's willingness to engage with the film (which was inspired by an earlier script about a fifth movie set in Australia), they were denied significant creative input and thus declined to be credited as Executive Producers.