Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Mutant Mayhem was met with critical acclaim upon its release in 2023, making it unsurprising when Paramount Pictures greenlit a sequel in early 2024. While we’re still two years away from seeing what’s in store for Mutant Mayhem 2, the good news is these versions of Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo and Raphael have appearances set on the 2025 movies schedule before it ends. Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 – Lost in New Jersey will be attached to The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants in a few weeks, and Kent Seki, the director of the short film, shared with CinemaBlend why one of the Turtles’ more obscure villains was selected for this story.
Without going into spoilers, Chrome Alone 2 sees the Turtles going to New Jersey after seeing a commercial advertising the Tubular Tortoise Karate Warriors, i.e. knockoff toys based off them. Upon arriving at the Authentic Imitations Toy Company headquarters in Newark, they run into the robot known as Chrome Dome, voiced by The Office’s Zach Woods. Chrome Dome certainly isn’t on the same popularity level as TMNT baddies like Shredder and Krang, so when I asked Seki why he was a good fit for this short film, he answered:
