Mindy Kaling tells PEOPLE she's a "horny old woman" as she explains the inspiration behind Kate Hudson's starring role in 'Running Point'.

A Knives Out Story," her last major comedic role. Hudson played a scandal-ridden fashion designer, skewering the shallow costumes a certain kind of rich social justice influencer wears with giddy, screwball aplomb.

The project reunites Kaling with Ike Barinholtz and David Stassen, who met on "The Mindy Project" and "love writing for demented women," Kaling told IndieWire.