Here are the intense workouts and diets the actors in 'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' went through to prepare

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: