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Express Check-Out: Who Will Conquer The Clooney Cursed Land?

Where: Las Vegas, nv, United States

There seems to be some rumbling in the desert that the failed W Las Vegas will attempt to rise from the ashes once again.

Andrew Calvo at Passions of a Zealot has the detes on a report from the WSJ about Related Companies buying the Cosmopolitan Resort which is currently under construction in Sin City. Related would then put in a W Hotel.

You can read all the gory biz detes over there but essentially, if Related can win this one, then a W Las Vegas will open up between the Bellagio and the MGM CityCenter -- allegedly. It shouldn't be too hard, considering the building is half-done and W already has their design scheme in place, but this land is cursed, right George? Here is a recap for those who missed it:

Read the following in your best Vincent Price Brady-Bunch-idol-of-doom-episode voice-over voice:

September 2005: George Clooney and Brad Pitt get ready to build their dream casino on this very lot, and they have renderings.

February 2006: As rumors swirl that Las Ramblas sleeps with the fishes Clooney goes on a media blitz, visiting Larry King where both men appear confused about...everything.

April 2006: Amid reports that Las Ramblas is crapping out, the voodoo land is sold, to Edge Resorts, who plan to put a W Las Vegas on this spot.

2006 and 2007: The celebrity hotelier Clooney curse hits Richard Gere, Nicky Hilton and others.

April 2007: Though months earlier W Las Vegas claimed a 2009 opening, by May of 2007 W had given up on the Clooney Cursed land, citing rising construction costs.

That brings us up to date. Remember, that classic Hawaii idol Brady Bunch was a three part episode, and it appears that we are just starting part three of the Clooney Curse -- stay tuned.