J-Michael Cabosky is the creative force behind both Joe's Box Office and Lightning Bear Productions. With a degree from the prestigious Chapman University's Dodge College of film in Orange County, California, he has been honing his storytelling skills for several years. J-Michael has worked in multiple media formats. Starting in television, he became a writer, director, editor, and host of NIGHTCAP, a late night program aired throughout Orange County, CA. With his work from that program, he was contacted by ABC News to edit a Diane Sawyer piece for a major ABC charity event
In 2005, J-Michael began working with Eclectic Pictures, a Los Angeles based feature film production company. Within a month, he headed down to Mexico to be on set of THE DEATH AND LIFE OF BOBBY Z, a $23 million film starring Paul Walker and Laurence Fishburne. After the film, Eclectic promoted J-Michael to the development board where he has remained since. There, he developed MY MOM’S NEW BOYFRIEND, a $25 million picture starring Antonio Banderas, Meg Ryan, Selma Blair, and Colin Hanks. First Look will release the film nationally. His script, THE CORRESPONDENT, was purchased by Millennium Films (THE BLACK DAHLIA, 16 BLOCKS, RAMBO IV), and will be filmed in late 2009 for a wide 2010 release. George Hickenlooper (FACTORY GIRL) is scheduled to direct.