It's not easy training to survive in a galaxy far, far away.
The new, younger cast members of "Star Wars: The Force Awakens" spent months with grueling work preparing to join the franchise. And for the returning veterans like Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, and Carrie Fisher, the process was very much the same.
For some, preparing meant a pep talk with Harrison Ford, and for others, it involved intense training with stunt coordinators and physical trainers.
See how the main cast members prepared below and catch the film in theaters as it starts to roll out in theaters tonight:
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To prepare for his audition, John Boyega watched Harrison Ford and Mark Hamill's original audition tapes on YouTube.
"I watched their audition, and there was this casual approach to danger and to being a hero that I drew some inspiration from," he told CNET.
(Source: CNET)
On the other hand, Daisy Ridley avoided the original films for her preparation.
She told ABC News, "I'm really glad that I didn't know it that well, because I didn't feel like I was trying to fit into anything. I was just trying to do a good job."
(Source: ABC News)
Both Boyega and Ridley underwent rigorous training, which helped prepare them for filming in Abu Dhabi, which serves as the planet Jakku.
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