Almost three months into the Brad Grey era, signs began emerging of the stamp new prexy Gail Berman is looking to put on the studio.

But apart from an active buying spree — most recently landing ex-journo Michael Finkel‘s“True Story,” set up with Brad Pitt‘s Plan B — actual greenlights have amounted to just one so far: “Babel,” starring Pitt and Cate Blanchett.

Still, a strong signal emerged May 19 that the studio — for many years, the town’s most cautious — is striving for hipper fare.

In the first deal since uber-producer Scott Rudin departed for Disney, indie vet Jason Blum — who produced the Emmy-nommed “Hysterical Blindness” —signed a first-look producing pact with the studio.

Berman, who carries a reputation for decisiveness, indicates she’ll continue to move quickly. “I’m not a big equivocator,” she notes.

Berman says she wants to take a “Breakfast Club” approach to signings, implying she’s looking to make deals for a variety of producers and projects.

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