Now screening: $6.5M renovation to Denton’s Movie Tavern

​​DENTON – Work will begin soon on the expansion and renovation of the Denton Movie Tavern.

About $6.5 million of a $29.8 million loan to finance the Denton Center will go toward Movie Tavern’s expansion plans, according to Zoe Proom, a spokeswoman for Berkadia.

The Denton Center is a 34-acre shopping center at 500 W. University Dr. that includes the cinema, Kroger, Planet Fitness and Drug Emporium.

When renovations are completed next summer, the Denton cinema will have more than doubled its space, to 53,000 sf.

Five screens will be added, for a total of nine, with a seating capacity of 1,050. There will be new luxury recliners, a remodeled bar and lobby and an updated exterior and marquee.