Joseph Gordon-Levitt Will Play Mindy‘s Husband on The Mindy Project. Wait, What? | Vanity Fair 

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different. Before panicking at the Buzzfeed report that Joseph Gordon-Levitt will play Mindy Kaling’s husband on the upcoming season, listen up: it’s going to be an episode imagining an alternate life for Mindy, in which she’s married to a Bravo TV producer played by Gordon-Levitt. Would the man behind the

be a better fit for Mindy than the cranky but loyal doctor played by Chris Messina? There’s only one way to find out!

’s dramatic rescue by Hulu after it was canceled by Fox earlier this year marked yet another way that network shows can have new lives after their time on television is through. (See also:

) Bringing in a movie star to guest on your season premiere isn’t a bad way for

to prove that life on Hulu is gonna be just fine.

Katey RichKatey Rich is the editor of Vanity Fair’s Hollywood.

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