As the trailers and other promos begin to trickle in for the second installment of The Hobbit trilogy, The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug, word is also trickling in about filming finishing up for various cast members in the third movie, The Hobbit: There and Back Again.

Here’s this from Peter Jackson‘s Facebook page:

Seconds ago we finished our last shot with Gandalf. The end of an incredible adventure that began in 1999. I’m feeling very sad right now.

Then came this:

A day after saying goodbye to Gandalf and Tauriel, it was time to farewell Legolas. What a great day it was, with Orlando battling a serious Orc for all 12 hours of shooting – part of the Battle of the 5 Armies for the third Hobbit movie. When we finally got the day done, we said goodbye to Orlando, had a couple of beers … and couldn’t resist doing this!

Featurette: The Hobbit – Goodbye Orlando

You’re welcome.

The Hobbit films star Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis, Richard Armitage, Cate Blanchette, Elijah Wood, Hugo Weaving, Sylvester McCoy, Aidan Turner, Graham McTavish, John Callen, Ken Stott, Mikael Persbrandt, Ryan Gage, Jed Brophy, William Kircher, Stephen Hunter, Ian Holm, Stephen Fry, Ryan Gage, Conan Stevens, Orlando Bloom, Luke Evans, Evangeline Lilly, Barry Humphries and Benedict Cumberbatch.

The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey is available now on Blu-ray and DVD.

The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug will be released Dec. 13, 2013.

The Hobbit: There and Back Again, will hit theaters December 17, 2014.