{"id":358913,"date":"2025-08-20T08:01:15","date_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/358913\/"},"modified":"2025-08-20T08:01:15","modified_gmt":"2025-08-20T08:01:15","slug":"neighbours-stars-tim-robards-and-april-rose-pengilly-reunite-in-gory-horror-film","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/358913\/","title":{"rendered":"Neighbours stars Tim Robards and April Rose Pengilly reunite in gory horror film"},"content":{"rendered":"

By MONIQUE FRIEDLANDER, ASSISTANT SHOWBUSINESS EDITOR, AUSTRALIA<\/a> <\/p>\n

Published: 21:45 EDT, 19 August 2025 | Updated: 21:52 EDT, 19 August 2025 <\/p>\n

Neighbours stars Tim Robards<\/a> and April Rose Pengily have returned to screens for a very surprising – and gory – reunion in Australian horror film Drax.\u00a0<\/p>\n

The pair, who starred together as a married couple in the long-running soap, play two lovers on a date\u00a0that goes pear shaped after they encounter a monstrous force.<\/p>\n

Their scene is a homecoming for fans of Neighbours, who bid farewell to Tim’s character, businessman Pierce Greyson, following his shock decision to quit the show in 2020.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Drax was written and directed by Australian filmmaker James Demitri, and is currently on the festival circuit.\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘April and I had fun being in a very different scenario, and in US accent,’ Tim said of his experience filming with April again.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘It was kind of very familiar, but also totally different. I get to play a real a**hole which is fun…. and second nature!’ he laughed.\u00a0<\/p>\n

\"Tim <\/p>\n

Tim Robards and April Rose Pengily have returned to screens for a very surprising – and gory – reunion in Australian horror film Drax. (Pictured together on Neighbours)\u00a0<\/p>\n

April also spoke fondly of the reunion, saying: ‘I’ve known [director] James since early in my modelling days, and obviously worked closely with Tim on Neighbours (we were married, after all!) so it was lots of fun reuniting with them both on set.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

‘It’s always great working with people you know as you have a shorthand way of communicating and can get stuck into the work straight away – there’s no awkward ‘getting to know you’ phase.’\u00a0<\/p>\n

Filmed in neon-lit Sydney, Drax is described as a contemporary spin on the vampire genre.\u00a0<\/p>\n

It tells the tale of a disillusioned bloodsucker and artist Drax (played by David Charlie) who becomes entangled with a young skater named Marcus (Finn Middleton).<\/p>\n

Also starring in the film are Australian talents Emily Teede and Tatjana Marjanovic, with cameos from Matt Levett, Alex Pychtin, Tomi Grainger and Monique Simone.<\/p>\n

‘For me, Drax is about the question of who is the real monster when the mask comes off. It explores regrets and how people carry them, how those regrets shape us and become part of who we are,’\u00a0Demitri said in a press release.\u00a0<\/p>\n

April and Tim starred together on Neighbours from 2018 to 2020, initially playing lovers before their characters tied the knot in December 2019.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Their union, however, was short-lived, as cracks soon began to show throughout 2020 with storylines involving loss, betrayal and distance.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The pair, who starred together as a married couple the long-running soap, play two lovers on a date that goes pear shaped after they encounter a monstrous force<\/p>\n

\"Their <\/p>\n

Their scene (pictured) is a homecoming for fans of Neighbours, who bid farewell to Tim’s character, businessman Pierce Greyson, following his shock decision to quit the show in 2020<\/p>\n

\"'For <\/p>\n

‘For me, Drax is about the question of who is the real monster when the mask comes off. It explores regrets and how people carry them, how those regrets shape us and become part of who we are,’ says director\u00a0James Demitri<\/p>\n

By the end of that year, the couple had separated, bringing their on-screen romance to an end.<\/p>\n

Shortly after, Tim stepped away from the soap.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

He had originally joined the cast in 2018 for what was meant to be a short guest role, but his popularity saw the part expanded into a regular role.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Tim is married to Anna Heinrich.<\/p>\n

The couple share two daughters – Elle, three, Ruby, one.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Anna and Tim met on the 2013 season of The Bachelor.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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