"Donnie Darko" helmer Richard Kelly isn't happy with the news that distributors plan to cut one hour of footage from his latest movie "Southland Tales" reports Female First.

In an interview with Hotdog Nagazine, Kelly says "What's disappointing, frustrating is that now I don't know that Southland Tales will be seen in the United States. Maybe it will, but potentially it could be shown with almost an hour of it missing. I don't quite know what that film is".

He adds "It was intended to be this epic LA story. I just don't know if I have the energy anymore. I tried. I tried. And hopefully they'll (the fans) get a chance to see it at some point".

The film is an all-star action thriller set in near-future Los Angeles and starring the likes of The Rock, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Justin Timberlake and Seann William Scott.

A three hour cut received a disastrous reception from critics at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, and Kelly says he's not sure if American audiences will ever get to see the movie as he intended it to be seen.