Overview
Melbourne is in the middle of a big screen boom. We've already told you about the brand-new multiplexes coming to Coburg, Moonee Ponds and Footscray, but now it's time to case your movie-loving eyes to Melbourne's south east.
M-City Monash is a planned residential and retail precinct set to open on the corners of Blackburn Road and Princes Highway in Clayton, a short walk from Monash University. The development will consist of four apartment towers, a 250-bed hotel, commercial offices, eateries, supermarkets and — as we learnt this week — a six-screen cinema.
The theatre will be operated by Village Cinemas, and will have a combined capacity of over 1000 seats. They're also touting "a stylish bar" and "innovative food and beverage component", with one spokesperson describing "a bistro style food and drink offering with a more urban styled cinema experience geared towards millennials."
In a statement, Village's Divisional CFO Chris Stanley said the new cinema would see the company "completely moving away from what is deemed a traditional cinema complex."
Sounds like they're still locking down the details on this one. Still, colour us intrigued.
The cinema at M-City Monash is slated to open in late 2019.