A second plan for the redevelopment of the old Red Hill skate arena has been proposed as two Brisbane brothers prepare to defend their original plan in court.

Peter and Stephen Sourris have a long history of redeveloping and owning cinemas with the family business, Five Star Cinemas, owning New Farm Cinemas, Elizabeth Picture Theatre and the Yatala drive in.

The graffiti on the abandoned building would be worked into plans to transform the former skating arena into a cinema.

The Brisbane City Council approved the family’s plans for its next project, redeveloping the Red Hill skate arena into five boutique movie cinemas in February, but global cinema chain Reading Cinemas has taken the family and the council to court over the approval.

The approved development at Red Hill is about three kilometres from Reading Cinemas Newmarket which opened in December 2017.