Gervais to act in romantic comedy

London -- British comic actor Ricky Gervais, who is set to star in a new romantic comedy, refuses to divulge the name of the movie.

Gervais most recently starred in "Night at the Museum" with Ben Stiller and the new role will be his first in a lead role, reports contactmusic.com.

He said: "It's a romantic comedy fantasy. But I can't tell you the title yet because I'm bound to secrecy."

A spokesperson for the studio confirmed, "We're not making an announcement about the name yet."