TMNT: Chrome Alone 2 Director on the Importance of Handcrafted Art

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TMNT: Chrome Alone 2 Director on the Importance of Handcrafted Art

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 - Lost in New Jersey director talks about the short film's focus on handcrafted art.

Published Sun, 14 Dec 2025 18:47:03 -0600
by Aedan Juvet
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Article Summary

  • TMNT: Chrome Alone 2 short debuts with a fun holiday spin before the Mutant Mayhem sequel hits theaters.
  • The story finds the Turtles battling a shady toy company and the classic villain Chrome Dome in New Jersey.
  • Director Kent Seki emphasizes the importance of handcrafted art and small creative details in the film.
  • Chrome Alone 2 taps into both nostalgia and innovation, showcasing TMNT's enduring appeal for all ages.

Two years after Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem hit theaters, fans are finally getting another check-in with this modernized version of the iconic team with a holiday spin. The new Christmas-themed short, titled Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 – Lost in New Jersey, officially arrives in cinemas as a brief, seven-minute opener to The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants on December 19, giving the brothers a quick but lively return to the big screen while the 2027 sequel keeps cooking.

In terms of its plot, the holiday short film is specifically set after the events of Mutant Mayhem and finds the Turtles chasing an untrustworthy toy company that is cashing in on their popularity. Bootleg "Tubular Tortoise" figures eventually send the brothers to New Jersey, where they uncover a bigger scheme, AI commentary, and face off with the deep cut villain known as Chrome Dome.

Now, when talking with Screen Rant, the short's director Kent Seki (who also worked on Mutant Mayhem) highlighted how small artistic details sprinkled through the short tie back to the franchise's value of handmade work.

A still from TMNT: Mutant Mayhem

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 – Lost in New Jersey Director on Emphasizing Details Through Handcrafted Art

Seki explains, "Whether it's the packaging of the Turtles toys, or it's the design of Chrome Dome, or even in the commercial that's playing, there's all these little hints that sort of go toward it. The mug that Mikey makes, the handmade, what we call the ugly mug, is great because every parent has that mug from their kid that's lovingly made. A little bit misshapen, but everyone's made that mug in some way, shape, or form. And I think it speaks to the handcrafted nature of art, and why we love it, and I think it's something that we never want to lose."

At this point, the Mutant Mayhem era has already shown it can connect with both moviegoers and critics, so Chrome Alone 2 feels like a great opportunity to loosen the grip a little and just have fun. And, if it really leans into a standalone holiday vibe, thoughtful handcrafted details, and a strange little corner of Turtles lore, it will likely drum up even more franchise buzz while we wait for the proper Mutant Mayhem sequel, slated for a theatrical release in September 2027.

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