Simplify the following text for a Grade 17 native English-speaking person.
Original: Prior to this , New Line was responsible for genre films and cult classics such as Dark City , The Mask , the Austin Powers film trilogy , the fantasy Pleasantville , the Nightmare on Elm Street series , the film Friday ( and its two sequels Next Friday and Friday After Next ) , the films of John Waters , the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films , and the highly successful movie adaptation of Mortal Kombat ( as well as its ill-fated sequel Mortal Kombat : Annihilation ) .
Simplified: Prior to this , New Line was responsible for genre films and cult classics such as Dark City , the Austin Powers film trilogy , the fantasy Pleasantville , the Nightmare on Elm Street series , the film Friday , the films of John Waters , the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles films , and the movie adaptation of Mortal Kombat ( as well as its ill-fated sequel ) .