context: According to director Nicholas Meyer, writing in his autobiography, The View from the Bridge, Saavik was dropped from the film and Valeris created when Kirstie Alley proved unwilling to reprise the role, while Leonard Nimoy, in his autobiography I Am Spock, said there were also second thoughts about casting a popular, established character as a villain.
source: Saavik, however, does appear in the novelization of the film, as a recruiting officer who inspires Valeris to join Starfleet, and offers some insights on how to deal with a dual heritage.
reference_original: Saavik, en revanche, apparaît dans l'adaptation en roman du film, dans le rôle d'un agent de recrutement qui encourage Valeris à rejoindre Starfleet, et offre des conseils sur la manière de vivre avec un double héritage.
reference_flipped: Saavik, en revanche, apparaît dans l'adaptation en roman du film, dans le rôle d'une agente de recrutement qui encourage Valeris à rejoindre Starfleet, et offre des conseils sur la manière de vivre avec un double héritage.