The last few weeks have been quite turbulent for our favorite pizza-munching heroes in a half shell. Not only did Paramount announce it had canceled the 2D animated series Tales of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — the TV companion to 2023’s blockbuster Mutant Mayhem — after just two seasons, but it later revealed it had also shelved the planned and highly anticipated R-rated film adaptation of the popular comic book series The Last Ronin.Credit: Nickelodeon Movies / Paramount PicturesRelated: Paramount Confirms 3 New TMNT Movies, First One Releases in Theaters This MonthIt’s not all doom and gloom, though. Although the Paramount+ series has been canceled, its second season is now streaming on the platform — it just marks the swift end of the latest small-screen cartoon iteration of the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles.As for The Last Ronin, the studio revealed that it’s moving forward with a project with mass audience appeal, especially seeing as it will be the franchise’s first live-action film in theaters since 2016’s Out of the Shadows, which was a box-office disappointment. In The Last Ronin‘s place with be a new untitled reboot that’s been given a November 2028 release date.Credit: Paramount PicturesMutant Mayhem 2 is also moving ahead — that’s scheduled for release in September next year. But today also marks the release of a brand-new TMNT movie.Releasing with Paramount’s latest feature-length film, The SpongeBob Movie: Search for SquarePants, which released on December 19, Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles: Chrome Alone 2 – Lost in New Jersey is a short film whose title directly references the holiday classic sequel Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992). Watch the official trailer below:Following the events of Mutant Mayhem, Leonardo, Donatello, Michelangelo, and Raphael learn that an AI villain named Chrome Dome based in New Jersey is manufacturing knock-off toys based off their appearances.Directed by Kent Seki and produced by Mutant Mayhem trio Seth Rogen, Evan Goldberg, and Jeff Rowe (who directed the 2023 film and is returning to helm the 2027 sequel), and with Nicolas Cantu (Leonardo), Micah Abbey (Donatello), Shamon Brown Jr. (Michelangelo), and Brady Noon (Raphael) back in their respective Turtle roles, Lost in New Jersey is a seven-minute short set at Christmas, making it a must-watch for TMNT fans now.Which TMNT film are you most excited about? Let us know in the comments!The post How To Watch the Brand-New ‘Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles’ Christmas Movie appeared first on Inside the Magic.